{"id":173805,"date":"2025-09-27T20:48:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T20:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/173805\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T20:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T20:48:08","slug":"a-vancouver-home-listed-for-7-5m-looks-like-its-floating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/173805\/","title":{"rendered":"A Vancouver home listed for $7.5M looks like it\u2019s ‘floating’"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a new Vancouver home for sale on the Westside that\u2019s turning heads, and for good reason.<\/p>\n

The Canopy House, tucked into Quilchena along Arbutus Street, is a cedar, glass, and concrete retreat that looks like it\u2019s \u201cfloating over Vancouver\u2019s coveted Westside\u201d.<\/p>\n

It just hit the market for $7.495 million, according to project materials<\/a> from designer Glen McMillan and landscape architect Paul Sangha Creative.<\/a><\/p>\n

Built in 2020 by Lebo Homes Construction Ltd.<\/a>, the home was designed as a \u201cmultigenerational sanctuary.\u201d<\/p>\n

The property includes seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, and nearly 4,800 square feet of living space.<\/p>\n

From the street, the house hides behind a sculptural concrete facade.<\/p>\n

\"Vancouver<\/a><\/p>\n

Sculptural smart gates mark the entry to The Canopy House in Vancouver\u2019s Quilchena neighbourhood. (James Han\/West Coast Modern)<\/p>\n

But step past the gates, designed by Sangha, and you\u2019re welcomed by a maple tree, custom artwork by Brent Comber<\/a>, and a lush garden.<\/p>\n

Inside, the home opens into a cedar-framed glass atrium that McMillan describes as having \u201can enduring and serene quality that seems to defy its busy urban surroundings.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Vancouver<\/a><\/p>\n

Exposed cedar beams and skylights bring natural light into the central atrium at The Canopy House in Vancouver\u2019s Quilchena neighbourhood. (James Han\/West Coast Modern)<\/p>\n

The layout is vertical, lifting living spaces into the treetops for sweeping views of the North Shore mountains, city skyline, and Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

\"Vancouver<\/a><\/p>\n

Views of Vancouver\u2019s North Shore mountains from The Canopy House in Quilchena. (James Han\/West Coast Modern)<\/p>\n

Multiple kitchens, private quarters, and a central courtyard with an \u201cendless lap\u201d pool (recognized with a Gold Award by the Master Pools Guild) make the home both a retreat and a gathering place.<\/p>\n

\"Kitchen<\/a><\/p>\n

The Canopy House kitchen combines cedar accents, integrated appliances, and a bright, modern layout. (James Han\/West Coast Modern)<\/p>\n

The architecture draws inspiration from Californian modernism, Pacific Northwest experimentation, and Eastern principles of elevation.<\/p>\n

\"Vancouver<\/a><\/p>\n

The living room at The Canopy House opens to greenery with large windows and cedar post-and-beam detailing. (James Han\/West Coast Modern)<\/p>\n

In McMillan\u2019s words in the project feature, \u201cEvery cubic inch of space is precious. The customized layout and ergonomics, combined with unique design, are core values of how we live.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Pool<\/a><\/p>\n

The Canopy House features a central courtyard with an \u201cendless lap\u201d pool, highlighted in project materials. (James Han\/West Coast Modern)<\/p>\n

For owners Ru and McMillan, who built the property as their second design-build project, the home has been more than just a house.<\/p>\n

\"bedroom<\/a><\/p>\n

One of the bedrooms at The Canopy House, designed with minimalist finishes and large windows framing greenery. (James Han\/West Coast Modern)<\/p>\n

\u201cFar and away, this has been the most enjoyable and peaceful home we have ever experienced,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom sunrise to dusk, it has given us serenity, harmony, and joy. We are really going to miss living here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Vancouver<\/a><\/p>\n

Aerial view of The Canopy House in Quilchena, showing its green roofs and rooftop terrace. (James Han\/West Coast Modern)<\/p>\n

Now, as they prepare to downsize and travel, this Vancouver home is looking for its next custodian.<\/p>\n

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