Salt Spring Island residence at dusk among the firs, lit rooms behind the glass

Portfolio

Introduction

Recent work across British Columbia, grouped by the landscape that shapes it. Coastal projects on the Gulf Islands, the Sunshine Coast and Howe Sound, alpine builds in Whistler and Pemberton, lakefront homes in the Columbia Valley, and a handful of interiors.

Each project is shown the way I present it in person: design intent first, materials second, the light that made the frame third.

Matt

Shoreline

Cedar, Steel, and Salt Air

Salt Spring Island, Gulf Islands

Rooms Open to the Shore

Oak floors, teal tile, and a dining table set to the sunset over the water.

Dining table and glass pendants against open doors and the sun low over the water — Sunset through the glass. The table in silhouette, water catching the last of the light.

Living room from the stair, a long framed painting on the grey fireplace wall — From the stair. Raking sun on the oak, a long painting on the grey fireplace wall.

Kitchen with a long island, pale wood cabinetry and a teal tile backsplash — Late sun on the oak cabinets. Teal tile down the wall, glasses hanging under the island.

Oles Cove, Halfmoon Bay

A Black Box on the Bluff

Corrugated black cladding lifted on posts above the slope, white inside and open to the west.

Builder: Summerhill Fine Homes | Design: Second Nature Designs

Oles Cove west elevation in golden light — Golden hour on the west face. Cedar, glass and the posts that carry the house over the slope.

Oles Cove living room with raking sun — Raking sun cutting the white room into planes. Stove flue, clerestory, a chair by the window.

The circular skylight well from below, its white curve cut against blue sky — The entry oculus reduced to two circles, plaster and sky.

The Perch, Sunshine Coast

Cantilevered Over the Shoreline

A building shaped entirely by its relationship to the site.

Architect: Michel Laflamme | Builder: Summerhill Fine Homes

A dark clad corner projecting out over rock, the sea and low cloud beyond — Late afternoon side light. The cantilever reads as a shadow line against the rock.

Corridor along full height glazing, a pale runner laid on the polished concrete floor — One-point perspective, straight through to the Pacific.

Low sofa and a wide table facing the water, the suspended fireplace burning at right — Overcast sky softening everything. The fireplace floating, the firs framed, the water audible.

The house at dusk above the rock, warm light behind the glass and a fire lit below — Blue hour. Fire pit on granite, interior glowing warm. The shot that justifies staying late.

Tranquil Retreat, Sandy Hook

Corrugated Steel Against Tidal Forest

The material palette was selected to converge with the site over time, not resist it.

Designer: Rob Milstead | Builder: Summerhill Fine Homes

Entry door standing open under a wood soffit, dark ribbed cladding and a planted bed alongside — Entry compression. Dark steel overhead, then the eye releases straight through to green.

Terrace seating under a wood soffit, glazing at right and treetops falling away beyond a cable rail — Golden hour through the canopy. Steel, cedar, glass converging at the corner.

Planted side yard against a concrete retaining wall, a red leafed tree over exposed rock and moss — Last warm light on the Japanese maple. Concrete holding back the hillside.

Net Zero Build, Whistler

Built to Net Zero

Bold form and purposeful material choices against Whistler's dramatic mountain backdrop.

Builder: Peak Ventures | Interiors: Gnar Interior Design

Lawn and planted beds below a house with a stone base and pale vertical cladding — Stone pilaster catching dappled light through the evergreens. The building already belongs.

The house across a lawn seen under a conifer bough, stone base and glazed living rooms — Rear elevation through young birch. The full scale of the facade reads at this distance.

Aerial over the roof and solar panels, a lawn and stone steps enclosed by trees — Straight down. Solar array, garden clearing, canopy edge.

Desolation Sound, Sunshine Coast

Shingle, Cedar, and Moonrise

A shingled pavilion on the rock, the moon coming up over the water.

Desolation Sound pavilion lit from within with the moon over the water — Blue hour. Interior light in the shingle walls, the moon up over the far shore.

Desolation Sound covered walkway with post and beam structure — Hard sun through the beams. Shadow bars down the walkway, the structure doing the talking.

Desolation Sound great room from the terrace — Clerestory light on the floor. Kitchen, great room and terrace read as one volume.

Johnstone Road, Madeira Park

Twin Gables at the Water's Edge

Grey stained cedar, raw concrete and black steel, stepping down to the water.

Architect: Keck Architecture + Design | Builder: Summerhill Fine Homes

Johnstone Road twin gable elevation at blue hour — Blue hour from the bank. Both gables lit, the planting still holding the last of the light.

Johnstone Road blank gable over a concrete plinth with tree shadow — A blank gable and its plinth. The tree does the drawing.

Johnstone Road living space open to the deck and the water — Doors pulled back. Deck, water, a sailboat at anchor; the room becomes a frame.

Johnstone Road courtyard at dusk with the rain chain — Dusk in the courtyard. Rain chain in the foreground, the sunset seen straight through the glazed room.

I don't photograph buildings. I photograph the decisions that shaped them: why this cladding, why that angle on the slope, why the window meets the horizon where it does. The architect spent months getting it right. The photography should make that obvious in a single frame.

Alpine

Dark Timber, Shifting Light

Warbler Residence, Whistler

Dark Timber, Winter Light

Photographed across one winter day, from morning light through dusk.

Architect: Shelter Residential Design | Builder: Balmoral Construction | Interiors: Britt Lothrop | Windows: The Window Merchant

Covered walkway on slim steel columns under a pale wood soffit, a concrete path through snow — Winter entry. Cedar soffit framing the mountains, concrete path cutting through snow.

The house along the rock outcrop, dark cladding under a pale wood soffit with snow below — Granite and snow in the foreground, the deck stepping out above it. Cable rail against a wall of conifers.

Living room with a low sectional, sliding glass to the terrace and the ridge beyond — The telescope says everything. The mountains are the furniture.

Dark stained horizontal siding in raking light, branch shadows across the boards — Window light raking across charred grain. Tree shadows on timber. Pure texture.

Fitzsimmons Residence, Whistler

Angular Form, Material Contrast

The contrast between dark cladding and white ground is at its most graphic in winter.

Architect: Shelter Residential Design | Builder: Balmoral Construction | Interiors: Britt Lothrop

Street elevation above a cleared drive, dark cladding below and wood siding above, mountains beyond — Fresh snow compressing the tonal range. Standing seam and cedar sharp against white.

Branch shadows across dark vertical cladding, a slim handle marking a flush door — Tree shadow on standing seam ribs. This frame is about the light, not the building.

Bedroom beside a window onto snowy trees, the exercise room through an opening beyond — Two rooms, one view. The river in winter through black-framed glass.

Sugarloaf Residence, Pemberton

Framing Mount Currie

At twilight, interior light turns the glazing into a series of lanterns against the mountain.

Architect: STARK Architecture | Builder: Balmoral Construction | Interiors: Britt Lothrop | Millwork: Blueprint

The house low on a snowy slope, a long dark elevation with snow covered peaks beyond — Golden hour on Mount Currie. The house in shadow, the peak in direct light. Timing.

Kitchen island in dark veined stone above wood fronts, four stools, pale cabinetry behind — The painting holds its own. Dark stone, warm oak, deliberate colour.

Hallway in low sun, a black dog walking toward the camera, dining room and pendant beyond — The dog refused to leave the frame. Sometimes the unplanned shot is the honest one.

Lakeside

Stone, Timber, and Still Water

Coleman Residence, Invermere

Stone Gable, Dark Timber

A stone gable set against a dark timber wing, the lake showing up in the glass.

Architect: Sitelines Architecture

Coleman Residence entry portico with a cedar ceiling — Head on at the entry. Cedar ceiling, black cladding one side and stone the other, the view straight through the house.

Coleman Residence charred cedar cladding reflecting the lake — Shou sugi ban up close. The lake and the range in the glass beside it.

Coleman Residence stone gable with a weeping cedar — The stone gable as one volume. Weeping cedar and salvia for scale and colour.

Schmidt Residence, Invermere

Timber Posts, Still Water

Two storeys of glass under cedar soffits, the covered deck an outdoor room facing the lake.

Architect: Sitelines Architecture

Schmidt Residence glass elevation at dusk over the lake — Dusk. Lit soffits, timber posts, the lake and mountains behind the glass.

Schmidt Residence covered deck framing the lake — The covered deck as a room. Cedar ceiling and posts framing the range dead centre.

Schmidt Residence living room under a cedar ceiling — Living room in daylight. The chandelier under cedar, floor to ceiling glass to the water.

Interiors

Timber, Stone, and Warm Light

Balsam Way, Whistler

A Classic Whistler Home, Renewed

The character of the original timber, feeling completely current.

Builder: Tymac Construction | Interiors: LRD Studio

Entry door standing open onto the walk, a sheepskin over a basket beside a bench — Whitewashed fir, soft light, sheepskin. The warmth starts before you cross the threshold.

Kitchen island and pale wood cabinetry, tall open shelving at the end of the run — Zellige tile, blonde oak, black pendants. Colour without competition.

Walk through closet of open shelves and drawers, a skylight above the run — Skylight centred perfectly. Natural light falling straight down the millwork. Quiet precision.

Fraser Valley Vista, Langley

High on the Escarpment

Set high on an escarpment overlooking farmland and the coastal mountains.

Architect: Sitelines Architecture

Walk in shower and a long wood vanity below the windows, the valley showing beyond — Afternoon raking across herringbone marble. The Valley through the window, teal panelling anchoring the frame.

Upper hall with panelled walls and window light across the floor, the stair descending at right — Transom light painting the wainscoting. Double-height entry, marble diamond floor. Shot at noon.

A dark bowl sink on a white counter against deep blue green panelling between two sconces — Afternoon sun catching brass and walnut. The faceted sink throwing light back at the panelling.

SDA BC & Yukon Headquarters, Abbotsford

Institutional Timber and Glass

Institutional design that feels warm without sacrificing rigour.

Architect: Sitelines Architecture

Glass entrance doors under a deep overhang, young trees and benches across the paved plaza — Street level. Columnar maples framing the entry. Civic scale that still feels human.

Stacked overhangs with wood soffits running along the glazing, a young tree and bench on the walk — Cloud reflections on metal cladding. Almost abstract. The building as light study.

Corridor lined with wood slats, a figure walking past graphics etched on the stair glazing — Motion blur through the timber corridor. One figure establishing the scale of everything above.

Brown's Residence, Sunshine Coast

Open the Full Width to the Water

Flat coastal light, and the living room open end to end toward the shore.

Builder: Summerhill Fine Homes

Living room with a full width slider open to the water, wood soffit beyond — Horizon line level with the floor plane. The Strait of Georgia as the fourth wall.

Covered walk on slim white columns under a wood soffit, planting along the concrete edge — Thin steel columns, board-formed concrete, native plantings pushing in.

Glazed corner room at dusk above the shore, a stove inside and the sea beyond — Dusk. Glass box glowing, steel silhouette, pink sky. Architecture and ocean on equal terms.

Gambier Island Residence

Accessed Only by Water

The structure follows the natural clearing rather than imposing one.

Designer: Linwood Homes | Builder: Black Thumb Contracting

The wooded point from the air, the house small on the shore below a distant mountain — Aerial over Howe Sound. The house is a single line in the canopy.

The house seen through tall trunks and low green understorey from the forest floor — The roofline appearing between old-growth trunks.

Dining table set for a meal, the kitchen beyond, a person and a dog at the counter — Cedar ceiling, walnut table, forest in every window.

Salt Spring Island green roof pavilion at sunset above the shore

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