Exploration

The Terraces

Terraced down to the water, kids in the pool at golden hour. 4 bed + flex and 4 bath, 2,750 square feet.

Exploration · outside the catalog thesis

The Terraces design study render
Study No. 19 · design study render

The plan

Every square foot, accounted for.

Program4 bed + flex · 4 bath
Floor area2,750 sq ft · 2 storeys
StructureConcrete terraces, timber upper
RoofStepped flat roofs
EnvelopeStep Code 5 target · ACH50 ≤ 1.0, blower-door verified
Signatureterraced site · infinity pool

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.

GROUND (POOL LEVEL) · 1,430 SF UPPER · 1,320 SF UP BED 412'×12' BATH 4 LDRY KITCHEN LIVING20'×20' DINING11'×20' FLEX9'×9' PANTRY INFINITY POOL 26'×6' TERRACE LAKE 34'-0" DN LN BED 116'×18' BATH 1 BED 313'×12' BED 213'×12' BATH 2 WIC BATH 3 ENTRY HALL HALL ENTRY BALCONY 17'×5' 40'-0" 33'-0" LAKE N 0510 FT
The plan steps with its site: street entry and three bedrooms hold the upper terrace, and living, dining and kitchen walk out a level below past the flex room to the covered terrace and infinity pool at the lake.

The honest number

What it should cost to build.

Site prep + servicesexcavation, utilities to lot line hookups$76,500
Foundationslab or crawlspace, insulated$128,000
Structure + framingpost and beam or conventional, roof structure$204,500
Enveloperoofing, windows + doors, cladding, insulation + air sealing to ACH50 ≤ 1.0$307,000
Mechanical / electrical / plumbingheat pump, HRV, full rough-in + fixtures$230,000
Interior finishesfloors, millwork, kitchen, baths, paint$256,000
GC + contingencysupervision, permits admin, 5% contingency$76,500
Hard cost$1,279,000

Band $1,176,500 to $1,381,500 · $465/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.

Vine-covered pergola terrace above the vineyard and lake
Vine-covered pergola terrace above the vineyard and lake
Stone tub bathroom looking over vineyard rows to the lake
Stone tub bathroom looking over vineyard rows to the lake
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