VIEW FROM THE TOP:
CANADA'S PRICIEST PROPERTY
January 28, 2018 / Written by Jennifer Baum Lagdameo / Photographed by Amanda Oster
A poster child for Vancouver's white-hot real estate market, this 9,000-square-foot waterfront pent house in Coal Harbour made headlines when it was listed last year for $58 million, earning it the title of Canada’s priciest property. Price tag aside, what makes the home distinctive? “When I saw the unit for the first time, it was stunning,” says designer Karin Bohn, founder and creative director of House of Bohn, who renovated the condo for the original owners before it went on the market. “You have a 360-degree view of the beautiful North Shore Mountains on one side and the amazing downtown Vancouver cityscape on the other.” Bohn had been referred to the client by the project’s general contractor, Steve Hanzlick of Langley, BC’s Trademark Holdings. At first the design goals were modest, she explains, “just upgrading the flooring and adding wallpaper.” Fast-forward two and a half years, and the small-scale touch-up blossomed into a full-gut renovation. The kitchen pays tribute to the West Coast vistas by mirroring the landscape in subtle but impactful ways. Bohn designed an onyx-and-marble tile floor with a geometric pattern that mimics the angles of the distant mountains. A burnished brass range hood from Sofo Kitchens, a custom mirror wall, and a polished quartzite island reflect the water, mountains, and sparkling city lights outside, lending new meaning to the term “million-dollar views.”
Floor-to-ceiling windows flood a Coal Harbour penthouse kitchen with morning sun and lend a warm glow to the finely detailed oak cabinetry by Sofo Kitchens. Brass recurs throughout the room, from the Sofo Kitchens range hood to the streamlined hardware from Armac Martin. An Aeon Stone & Tile quartzite-topped island and a custom mirror wall with a circular overlay create an even greater sense of space and maximize the kitchen’s natural light.
A version of this story appeared in the February/March 2018 print edition of GRAY.
A version of this story appeared in the February/March 2018 print edition of GRAY.
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