We promise we're not going to make this whole issue a love letter to Arthur Erickson. But his work so succinctly demonstrates just what's special about West Coast Modernism: a connection to this beautiful, wild place. Case in point (if you'll bear with us for just one more swoon): the Eppich House, a terraced masterpiece that slinks down the West Vancouver landscape (as much as concrete can slink, anyway) to open up sprawling views of artfully positioned reflecting ponds and a verdant garden. Originally built in 1972, it enjoyed a respectful rehabilitation in 2017€”gracefully executed by BattersbyHowat€”which was featured in these pages. While the inhabitants and furniture (and rainscreen technology) may have changed, it remains, and always will remain, an ode to where we are.

Credit: Dick Busher/Arthur Erickson Foundation

Arthur Erickson's Eppich House was built in 1972 for Helmut and Hildegard Eppich.

Credit: Martin Tessler/Western Living 2017

€œWe were excited to be doing this, but we also knew that all eyes would be on us,€ said architect David Battersby of BattersbyHowat in our July 2017 issue, €œseeing what we€™d done and not done.€

Credit: Martin Tessler/Western Living July 2017

Credit: Martin Tessler/Western Living July 2017

Credit: Martin Tessler/Western Living July 2017

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