¼C Modern ✳ The archive · No. 20

Exploration

The Clifftop

Perched over the lake with a covered carport and a long view. 3 bed + study and 2.5 bath, 2,150 square feet.

Exploration · outside the catalog thesis

The Clifftop design study render
Study No. 20 · design study render

The plan

Every square foot, accounted for.

Program3 bed + study · 2.5 bath
Floor area2,150 sq ft · 1 storey
StructureSteel frame on rock anchors
RoofFlat, deep cantilever
EnvelopeStep Code 5 target · ACH50 ≤ 1.0, blower-door verified
Signaturecliff site · 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.

MAIN FLOOR · 2,150 SF CARPORT 18'×20' LINEN BED 212'×13' BED 312'×13' BATH 2 KITCHEN DINING17'×12' LIVING25'×17' STUDY10'×10' PWDR UTIL BED 115'×14' WIC HALL BATH 1 GALLERY ENTRY ROOF CANTILEVER CLIFF EDGE LAKE 43'-0" 50'-0" N 0510 FT
One level splits at the entry: the bedroom wing and study hold the rock side while living, dining and kitchen push east under the deep flat roof, cantilevered over the cliff edge with the carport parked at the drive.

The honest number

What it should cost to build.

Site prep + servicesexcavation, utilities to lot line hookups$57,000
Foundationslab or crawlspace, insulated$94,500
Structure + framingpost and beam or conventional, roof structure$151,500
Enveloperoofing, windows + doors, cladding, insulation + air sealing to ACH50 ≤ 1.0$227,000
Mechanical / electrical / plumbingheat pump, HRV, full rough-in + fixtures$170,500
Interior finishesfloors, millwork, kitchen, baths, paint$189,500
GC + contingencysupervision, permits admin, 5% contingency$57,000
Hard cost$946,500

Band $871,000 to $1,022,000 · $440/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.

Bed facing the lake through full-height glass at dawn
Bed facing the lake through full-height glass at dawn
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