
Steve Gairns (2022).

Steve Gairns (2022).

Steve Gairns (2022).

Steve Gairns (2022).

Courtesy of Gavin Froome.

Courtesy of Gavin Froome.

Courtesy of Gavin Froome.

Courtesy of Gavin Froome.

Courtesy of Gavin Froome.

Courtesy of Gavin Froome.

Courtesy of Gavin Froome.
B.C. Binning House, 1941
- Constructed 1941
- Location West Vancouver, BC
- Design Bertram Charles Binning
- Architect C.E. Ned Pratt, R.A.D. Berwick
- Landscape Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
- Use Dwelling
- Designations
National Historic Site of Canada (1997)
Municipally-Designated Heritage Property (1999)
Primary Building, West Vancouver Survey of Significant Architecture 1945-1975 - Status
WCML Watch List
The B.C. Binning House is widely recognized for its many firsts: the first modern building on Canada’s west coast, the first flat-roofed building in Canada to qualify for a CMHC mortgage, and the first building to demonstrate the design principles of West Coast Modernism.
B.C. Binning was a renowned B.C. artist and champion for regional architecture and design. Designed by B.C. Binning, with Charles E. (Ned) Pratt and R.A.D. Berwick, and completed in 1941, the Binning House is revered in artistic, architectural, and heritage circles as a standing testament to Binning’s artistic influence, and to his pivotal role in the emergence of a regional architectural expression of modernism on the west coast (West Coast Modernism). Beyond being a cultural hub in the artistic and architectural communities, the Binning House stands as Canada’s first modern residence, and a pioneering example of the principles that have come to define West Coast Modernism and city building efforts across the region. Under the auspices of Jesse Binning, who acted to preserve the house and surrounding grounds, it was recognized as a Municipally Designated Heritage Property in 1999, governed by Heritage Designation Bylaw No. 4157 and Heritage Maintenance Bylaw No. 4187, and a National Historic Site of Canada in 1997.
- West Vancouver Survey of Significant Architecture: 1945-1975. F.G. Architectural & Planning Consultants. 1994.
- Parks Canada and West Vancouver Statements of Significance. Donald Luxton & Associates. March 2012.
- Binning House Conservation Plan. Donald Luxton & Associates. April 2017.
- Rogatnick, A., Ian Thom, Adele Weder (2006). C. Binning. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre.
- Soules, M. (2017). Binning House. UBC SALA West Coast Modern House Series. ORO Editions.
- Bernard, M., Froome, G., Mallen, L., Roeck, P. (2012). Binning House–Adele Weder. In Coast Modern. Canada: Two-Fold Films.






















