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The catalog · No. 09

The Hedge

Privacy from planting, not fencing. Carport, EV, green screens. 3 bed and 1.5 bath, 1,290 square feet. Small, honest, tight.

The Hedge design study render
Study No. 09 · design study render

The plan

Every square foot, accounted for.

Program3 bed · 1.5 bath
Floor area1,290 sq ft · 1 storey
StructureConventional frame, hedge screens
RoofFlat with clerestory pop
EnvelopeStep Code 5 target · ACH50 ≤ 1.0, blower-door verified
Signaturecarport + EV charger · hedge privacy screens

Plan drawn to the render. Room dimensions on the drawing; areas sum to the stated floor area. A construction set follows the House No. 1 pipeline.

EV + CHARGER LIVING DINING KITCHEN BED 2 BED 3 BED 1 BATH PWD MUD + LDY CARPORT POOL ENTRY HEDGE SCREEN, ALL SIDES 13' x 18' 15' x 8' 13' x 12' 15' x 12' 15' x 10' 13' x 20' 14' x 8' CLERESTORY ABOVE 43'-0" 30'-0" N 0 5 10 FT
Privacy comes from planting, not fencing: the hedge ring holds the pool court and carport, the living core sits under its clerestory pavilion at the centre, and the three beds split into corners.

The honest number

What it should cost to build.

Site prep + servicesexcavation, utilities to lot line hookups$24,000
Foundationslab or crawlspace, insulated$40,000
Structure + framingpost and beam or conventional, roof structure$64,000
Enveloperoofing, windows + doors, cladding, insulation + air sealing to ACH50 ≤ 1.0$96,000
Mechanical / electrical / plumbingheat pump, HRV, full rough-in + fixtures$72,000
Interior finishesfloors, millwork, kitchen, baths, paint$80,000
GC + contingencysupervision, permits admin, 5% contingency$24,000
Hard cost$400,000

Band $368,000 to $432,000 · $310/sq ft

Cost model v0.1: Okanagan 2026 hard-cost bands from a $/sq ft basis, stated as an estimate, not a quote. Excludes land, design and permit soft costs, and GST. As the House No. 1 build sheet gathers real supplier and trade receipts, receipts replace estimates here, line by line.

Where the money goes further

Small choices that hold the number down.

01Slab-on-grade, no basement

Slab-on-grade, no basement

One pour is the foundation and the finished floor. No basement to dig or to heat.

02One roof, framed simply

One roof, framed simply

A single flat with clerestory pop form with deep overhangs. The cheaper roof to build and to keep dry.

Life inside

The rooms this plan is for.

Living room under conventional frame, a full wall of glass to the outside.
Living room under conventional frame, a full wall of glass to the outside.
An honest kitchen: plywood, butcher block, a window on the yard.
An honest kitchen: plywood, butcher block, a window on the yard.
A quiet bedroom that opens to the outdoors.
A quiet bedroom that opens to the outdoors.

The details

What you notice up close.

Where the roof meets the glass, the light gets in low and long.
Where the roof meets the glass, the light gets in low and long.

Grows when you do

Built small, drawn to expand.

The Hedge is drawn to grow. A slab pad and a framed opening are set at the start, so another bedroom, a studio, or a suite lands on the side already built for it, with no re-doing what is there.

TodayDay one: a blank end-wall and a slab pad left ready.
Day one: a blank end-wall and a slab pad left ready.
When you need itLater: a matching cedar wing on that pad. Same roof, one more room.
Later: a matching cedar wing on that pad. Same roof, one more room.

Versions

Same plan, different skin.

The Hedge — original version
V1 Original · you are here
The Hedge — version 2, Mountain lake
V2 Mountain lake
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