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The Garden Wall

A low cedar house behind a stone wall. The street sees modesty; the garden sees glass. 2 bed and 1 bath, 1,060 square feet. Small, honest, tight.

The Garden Wall design study render
Study No. 13 · design study render

The plan

Every square foot, accounted for.

Program2 bed · 1 bath
Floor area1,060 sq ft · 1 storey
StructurePost and beam behind stone garden wall
RoofLow-slope shed
EnvelopeStep Code 5 target · ACH50 ≤ 1.0, blower-door verified
Signaturestone garden wall · covered carport

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.

BED 1 12'×12' BED 2 12'×12' BATH 8'×6' LNDRY KITCHEN 14'×10' DINING 12'×10' LIVING 26'×12' CARPORT 12'×20' GARDEN STONE GARDEN WALL ENTRY 38'-0" 28'-0" 0510 FT N
The stone wall gives the street its modesty while both bedrooms bank west and the whole living side opens in glass to the private front garden.

The honest number

What it should cost to build.

Site prep + servicesexcavation, utilities to lot line hookups$20,500
Foundationslab or crawlspace, insulated$34,000
Structure + framingpost and beam or conventional, roof structure$54,500
Enveloperoofing, windows + doors, cladding, insulation + air sealing to ACH50 ≤ 1.0$82,000
Mechanical / electrical / plumbingheat pump, HRV, full rough-in + fixtures$61,500
Interior finishesfloors, millwork, kitchen, baths, paint$68,500
GC + contingencysupervision, permits admin, 5% contingency$20,500
Hard cost$341,500

Band $314,000 to $369,000 · $322/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.

Life inside

The rooms this plan is for.

Plain plywood kitchen, kid's backpack on the stool
Plain plywood kitchen, kid's backpack on the stool
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