Netflix designer teams up with North Shore developer

Morrison Walk, a townhome project by Creo Developments that’s under construction in Moodyville, features interior design by Netflix personality Karin Bohn.

The B.C. designer, who hosted the 2020 series Restaurants on the Edge for the streamer, has come up with three colour palettes inspired by the North Shore.

“We have one light white scheme, which we’ve called our cloud scheme,” Bohn says. It’s a combination of white cabinets, light oak millwork and floors, and a soft white countertop and bathroom scheme. The mountain scheme “is a little bit more rugged with oak and grey. There’s grey cabinetry, a beautiful grey stone in the bathrooms, and a grey quartz on the kitchen and bathroom countertops.”

Taking a step in a bolder direction, the forest scheme offers “a dark green for the kitchen cabinets paired with a rich, deep walnut-coloured millwork.”

“You see that both in the kitchen and the bathrooms,” Bohn says. “There’s a darker walnut floor, accented with black countertops throughout — a really rich and bold, masculine scheme definitely inspired by the forest.

“And then all three schemes are accented with gold hardware and fixtures, which makes them feel really elegant, really elevated and incredibly modern.”

Often, says Bohn, developers offer just one or two colour schemes.

“But being a North Shore girl myself, the landscape in North Vancouver is just incredible, and the three schemes were really inspired by the surrounding nature.”

Bohn also worked with Creo to refine the units’ plans.

“We wanted to ensure that the stacked townhomes were very functional, so we integrated storage solutions wherever we could.”

The estimated completion of Morrison Walk is the fall of next year.

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Cold plunges by the sea

AetherHaus, Vancouver’s first sauna and cold plunge studio, opened in June at English Bay. Inspired by the German aufguss, a ritual where aromatic steam is circulated through the sauna, and the Russian banya, a communal bathhouse tradition known for heat, steam and social connection, AetherHaus features a Himalayan salt sauna, communal cold pools and a tea lounge.

The interior was designed by Karina Hamman in keeping with the vision of AetherHaus founder Kevin Frank “to celebrate the duality of fire and ice through a uniquely West Coast lens.”

Throughout, lighting is key, adding to the intimacy of the space and bringing shapes and textures, like a rock wall surrounding the ice baths, to life.

aetherhaus.ca

Heritage wallcoverings with a modern pulse

Interior designer Kelly Deck is launching a new wallcovering company, Odette. The debut collection, Château de Cartes, “draws from historic motifs — florals, stripes, paisleys and geometrics — reimagined with modern colour, scale and ground,” according to a news release. Each design is printed in small batches in England on sisal, linen and eco papers. Deck is also launching a design blog, The Dispatch, and a newsletter, Letters from Odette, which includes a letter from Deck.

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A mountaintop beacon for contemporary art

The Gibson, a new art space at SFU, aims to connect academia and the public with critically engaged contemporary art in an inclusive format. Designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects and Iredale Architecture, the 12,010 square-foot space has an art studio, courtyard, salon and forum. Reflecting its location on top of Burnaby Mountain, the design features include locally sourced timbers, engineered hardwood floors and expansive windows. The Gibson, which opened in September, will house SFU’s art collections, which currently have over 5,900 works. The inaugural exhibition, Edge Effects, features 12 new works by Canadian artists.

gibson.sfu.ca

Towers take in impressive river outlooks

Bosa Development is calling Pier West “a true legacy project.” Comprised of two towers — at 52 and 43 storeys — the New Westminster undertaking offers 665 homes with unobstructed views, spacious layouts and premium finishings. Each building has more than 5,000 square feet of amenities, including a fitness centre, sauna and steam room, and a lounge with outdoor patio, private dining room and kitchen. Pier West also has public green space, a park and a 2.5-kilometre pedestrian and cycling path. In a news release, Bosa founder Nat Bosa says that something like Pier West “will never happen again — homes in a park, right on the water.”

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