{"id":613080,"date":"2026-09-03T09:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T09:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/613080\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T09:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T09:58:09","slug":"vancouver-house-that-mimics-shipping-containers-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/613080\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver house that mimics shipping containers for sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A large home in West Point Grey has hit the real estate market.<\/p>\n<p>A large house in West Point Grey has hit Vancouver&#8217;s real estate market, listing\u00a0for $16 million.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/Measured Architecture About Projects Process Collaborations News Contact  Step House  Step House is set near Pacific Spirit Park in Vancouver, a green sanctuary for an extended family in search of a new beginning. It was critical to manage the scope of the project, to maintain the relationship with nature, intimacy and quietude the clients sought. In choosing Measured, our client was seeking a trust bond. We listened and echoed back, responding to their wants and needs and protecting their values.     01   Idea Step House is a haven for a family searching for a new beginning. Set on a large, 200-by-400 lot near Vancouver\u2019s Pacific Spirit Park, the space provides a green sanctuary in the city. While land in Vancouver is at a premium and we often face restraints to scope, with Step House the challenge was to continually edit our work so as to avoid overbuilding. Our clients requested that we maintain a minimalistic approach to the site, and the result is a building that is simple, refined and white.   02  Our client was seeking architects who could provide a highly resolved, contemporary project while managing relationships with the local municipal approval process and building strong connections with contracting teams fluent in the type of detailing that was required on the project. In choosing Measured, the client went with a trust bond, and the project turned into one of the healthiest relationships with contractors we\u2019ve ever had.\u201d  Clinton Cuddington  Build Step House uses a stacked effect to mimic the shipping containers native to Vancouver\u2019s harbour. To counter the industrial feel of this type of design often evokes, detailing became vital to keeping the project on a human level. We exposed these details where we could, leaving them open to the elements. In fact, we built these reveals first, protecting them throughout the duration of the long building process. Managing the building techniques to keep them in perfect condition, over years of exposure, was vital to the success of this project.  For interiors, material choice followed a typology of use. Bedrooms were one material, service spaces a second, bathrooms a third. We used a minimal pallet of whitewashed wood, fumed oak floors, blackened steel and white metal cladding to maintain the minimalistic, calming pallet our client requested.  03   Live Step House operates as an oculus. From the inside, individuals can gaze out to both short and long landscape views. A concrete fin-wall draws viewers through the property to the terminus at the back.  These views are made possible by the sprawling site, which acted as an inherent nursery of flora native to Vancouver. By mixing existing foliage with more flora native to Vancouver, we created a landscape that will be easily managed and also grow to blend into the surrounding setting.  In the rear, a continuation of the naturalized edge centralizes the house on the property. We used raised feeding troughs to provide space for more formal gardens and added a significant play structure that doubles as a sculpture, as well as a full basketball court.           Project news See all  21 Aug 2019  Step House Featured on Arch Daily Like it? Share it! Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Architect Clinton Cuddington + Piers Cunnington Measured Team Jo Smith, James Papa, Tobi May, Angela DiCresce General Contractor Bodwell Developments Ltd. Consultants Zhao Engineering LTD (structural), Geotech-Canada Collaborators Aloe Design (landscapes), Intempo (millwork), Epic Metalworks   Photographer Ema Peter Photography Project Type Residential \/ new build Size 9.603 SF Location Vancouver \/ RS-1 zoning Completion 2018  Stay in the loop, subscribe to our Newsletter Your name Your email address Measured Architecture \u00a9 2026 Measured. All Rights Reserved.  Contact T: 604.737.0235 build@measured.ca  Address #410 \u2013 1639 West 2nd Avenue Vancouver, BC Canada V6J 1H3 Get Directions  Social Instagram Measured Architecture About Projects Process Collaborations News Contact  Step House  Step House is set near Pacific Spirit Park in Vancouver, a green sanctuary for an extended family in search of a new beginning. It was critical to manage the scope of the project, to maintain the relationship with nature, intimacy and quietude the clients sought. In choosing Measured, our client was seeking a trust bond. We listened and echoed back, responding to their wants and needs and protecting their values.     01   Idea Step House is a haven for a family searching for a new beginning. Set on a large, 200-by-400 lot near Vancouver\u2019s Pacific Spirit Park, the space provides a green sanctuary in the city. While land in Vancouver is at a premium and we often face restraints to scope, with Step House the challenge was to continually edit our work so as to avoid overbuilding. Our clients requested that we maintain a minimalistic approach to the site, and the result is a building that is simple, refined and white.   02  Our client was seeking architects who could provide a highly resolved, contemporary project while managing relationships with the local municipal approval process and building strong connections with contracting teams fluent in the type of detailing that was required on the project. In choosing Measured, the client went with a trust bond, and the project turned into one of the healthiest relationships with contractors we\u2019ve ever had.\u201d  Clinton Cuddington  Build Step House uses a stacked effect to mimic the shipping containers native to Vancouver\u2019s harbour. To counter the industrial feel of this type of design often evokes, detailing became vital to keeping the project on a human level. We exposed these details where we could, leaving them open to the elements. In fact, we built these reveals first, protecting them throughout the duration of the long building process. Managing the building techniques to keep them in perfect condition, over years of exposure, was vital to the success of this project.  For interiors, material choice followed a typology of use. Bedrooms were one material, service spaces a second, bathrooms a third. We used a minimal pallet of whitewashed wood, fumed oak floors, blackened steel and white metal cladding to maintain the minimalistic, calming pallet our client requested.  03   Live Step House operates as an oculus. From the inside, individuals can gaze out to both short and long landscape views. A concrete fin-wall draws viewers through the property to the terminus at the back.  These views are made possible by the sprawling site, which acted as an inherent nursery of flora native to Vancouver. By mixing existing foliage with more flora native to Vancouver, we created a landscape that will be easily managed and also grow to blend into the surrounding setting.  In the rear, a continuation of the naturalized edge centralizes the house on the property. We used raised feeding troughs to provide space for more formal gardens and added a significant play structure that doubles as a sculpture, as well as a full basketball court.           Project news See all  21 Aug 2019  Step House Featured on Arch Daily Like it? Share it! Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Architect Clinton Cuddington + Piers Cunnington Measured Team Jo Smith, James Papa, Tobi May, Angela DiCresce General Contractor Bodwell Developments Ltd. Consultants Zhao Engineering LTD (structural), Geotech-Canada Collaborators Aloe Design (landscapes), Intempo (millwork), Epic Metalworks   Photographer Ema Peter Photography Project Type Residential \/ new build Size 9.603 SF Location Vancouver \/ RS-1 zoning Completion 2018  Stay in the loop, subscribe to our Newsletter Your name Your email address Measured Architecture \u00a9 2026 Measured. All Rights Reserved.  Contact T: 604.737.0235 build@measured.ca  Address #410 \u2013 1639 West 2nd Avenue Vancouver, BC Canada V6J 1H3 Get Directions  Social Instagram Measured Architecture About Projects Process Collaborations News Contact Step House Step House is set near Pacific Spirit Park in Vancouver, a green sanctuary for an extended family in search of a new beginning. It was critical to manage the scope of the project, to maintain the relationship with nature, intimacy and quietude the clients sought. In choosing Measured, our client was seeking a trust bond. We listened and echoed back, responding to their wants and needs and protecting their values.   01 Idea Step House is a haven for a family searching for a new beginning. Set on a large, 200-by-400 lot near Vancouver\u2019s Pacific Spirit Park, the space provides a green sanctuary in the city. While land in Vancouver is at a premium and we often face restraints to scope, with Step House the challenge was to continually edit our work so as to avoid overbuilding. Our clients requested that we maintain a minimalistic approach to the site, and the result is a building that is simple, refined and white. 02 Our client was seeking architects who could provide a highly resolved, contemporary project while managing relationships with the local municipal approval process and building strong connections with contracting teams fluent in the type of detailing that was required on the project. In choosing Measured, the client went with a trust bond, and the project turned into one of the healthiest relationships with contractors we\u2019ve ever had.\u201d Clinton Cuddington Build Step House uses a stacked effect to mimic the shipping containers native to Vancouver\u2019s harbour. To counter the industrial feel of this type of design often evokes, detailing became vital to keeping the project on a human level. We exposed these details where we could, leaving them open to the elements. In fact, we built these reveals first, protecting them throughout the duration of the long building process. Managing the building techniques to keep them in perfect condition, over years of exposure, was vital to the success of this project. For interiors, material choice followed a typology of use. Bedrooms were one material, service spaces a second, bathrooms a third. We used a minimal pallet of whitewashed wood, fumed oak floors, blackened steel and white metal cladding to maintain the minimalistic, calming pallet our client requested. 03 Live Step House operates as an oculus. From the inside, individuals can gaze out to both short and long landscape views. A concrete fin-wall draws viewers through the property to the terminus at the back. These views are made possible by the sprawling site, which acted as an inherent nursery of flora native to Vancouver. By mixing existing foliage with more flora native to Vancouver, we created a landscape that will be easily managed and also grow to blend into the surrounding setting. In the rear, a continuation of the naturalized edge centralizes the house on the property. We used raised feeding troughs to provide space for more formal gardens and added a significant play structure that doubles as a sculpture, as well as a full basketball court. Project news See all 21 Aug 2019 Step House Featured on Arch Daily Like it? Share it! Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Architect Clinton Cuddington + Piers Cunnington Measured Team Jo Smith, James Papa, Tobi May, Angela DiCresce General Contractor Bodwell Developments Ltd. Consultants Zhao Engineering LTD (structural), Geotech-Canada Collaborators Aloe Design (landscapes), Intempo (millwork), Epic Metalworks   Photographer Ema Peter Photography Project Type Residential \/ new build Size 9.603 SF Location Vancouver \/ RS-1 zoning Completion 2018 Stay in the loop, subscribe to our Newsletter Measured Architecture \u00a9 2026 Measured. All Rights Reserved. Contact T: 604.737.0235 build@measured.ca Address #410 \u2013 1639 West 2nd Avenue Vancouver, BC Canada V6J 1H3 Get Directions Social Instagram Measured Architecture About Projects Process Collaborations News Contact Step House Step House is set near Pacific Spirit Park in Vancouver, a green sanctuary for an extended family in search of a new beginning. It was critical to manage the scope of the project, to maintain the relationship with nature, intimacy and quietude the clients sought. In choosing Measured, our client was seeking a trust bond. We listened and echoed back, responding to their wants and needs and protecting their values.   01 Idea Step House is a haven for a family searching for a new beginning. Set on a large, 200-by-400 lot near Vancouver\u2019s Pacific Spirit Park, the space provides a green sanctuary in the city. While land in Vancouver is at a premium and we often face restraints to scope, with Step House the challenge was to continually edit our work so as to avoid overbuilding. Our clients requested that we maintain a minimalistic approach to the site, and the result is a building that is simple, refined and white. 02 Our client was seeking architects who could provide a highly resolved, contemporary project while managing relationships with the local municipal approval process and building strong connections with contracting teams fluent in the type of detailing that was required on the project. In choosing Measured, the client went with a trust bond, and the project turned into one of the healthiest relationships with contractors we\u2019ve ever had.\u201d Clinton Cuddington Build Step House uses a stacked effect to mimic the shipping containers native to Vancouver\u2019s harbour. To counter the industrial feel of this type of design often evokes, detailing became vital to keeping the project on a human level. We exposed these details where we could, leaving them open to the elements. In fact, we built these reveals first, protecting them throughout the duration of the long building process. Managing the building techniques to keep them in perfect condition, over years of exposure, was vital to the success of this project. For interiors, material choice followed a typology of use. Bedrooms were one material, service spaces a second, bathrooms a third. We used a minimal pallet of whitewashed wood, fumed oak floors, blackened steel and white metal cladding to maintain the minimalistic, calming pallet our client requested. 03 Live Step House operates as an oculus. From the inside, individuals can gaze out to both short and long landscape views. A concrete fin-wall draws viewers through the property to the terminus at the back. These views are made possible by the sprawling site, which acted as an inherent nursery of flora native to Vancouver. By mixing existing foliage with more flora native to Vancouver, we created a landscape that will be easily managed and also grow to blend into the surrounding setting. In the rear, a continuation of the naturalized edge centralizes the house on the property. We used raised feeding troughs to provide space for more formal gardens and added a significant play structure that doubles as a sculpture, as well as a full basketball court. Project news See all 21 Aug 2019 Step House Featured on Arch Daily Like it? Share it! Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Architect Clinton Cuddington + Piers Cunnington Measured Team Jo Smith, James Papa, Tobi May, Angela DiCresce General Contractor Bodwell Developments Ltd. Consultants Zhao Engineering LTD (structural), Geotech-Canada Collaborators Aloe Design (landscapes), Intempo (millwork), Epic Metalworks   Photographer Ema Peter Photography Project Type Residential \/ new build Size 9.603 SF Location Vancouver \/ RS-1 zoning Completion 2018 Stay in the loop, subscribe to our Newsletter Measured Architecture \u00a9 2026 Measured. All Rights Reserved. Contact T: 604.737.0235 build@measured.ca Address #410 \u2013 1639 West 2nd Avenue Vancouver, BC Canada V6J 1H3 Get Directions Social Instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Step House<\/a>&#8221; by its\u00a0designers\u00a0at Measured Architects, the unique home has a modern design set in a park-like lot at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rew.ca\/properties\/4725-w-4th-avenue-vancouver-bc?property_click=map_sidebar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">4725 W 4th Ave<\/a>. On their site, Measured describes the house as a &#8220;haven for a family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Step House uses a stacked effect to mimic the shipping containers native to Vancouver\u2019s harbour,&#8221; reads the webpage.<\/p>\n<p>The 7,500-square-foot house was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/923265\/step-house-measured-architecture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">featured shortly after<\/a> completion by Arch Daily, one of the biggest architecture websites in the world.<\/p>\n<p>In all, there are six bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The house also has a home theatre space, a home gym\u00a0and its own elevator.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our clients requested that we maintain a minimalistic approach to the site, and the result is a building that is simple, refined and white,&#8221; reads the Measured site.<\/p>\n<p>Outside, along with the park-like backyard, there&#8217;s a patio and a basketball court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A large home in West Point Grey has hit the real estate market. 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