¼C Modern ✳ The catalog

First of five

House No. 1

The first ¼C catalog home. Two bedrooms and a flex room in 1,180 square feet, planned so nothing is wasted and sealed so nothing leaks. Designed for an ordinary Okanagan infill lot.

House No. 1 design study: a small post-and-beam pavilion glowing at dusk
House No. 1 · design study render · plan in development

Design targets

The whole house, one honest column.

Program2 bed + flex room, 1 bath + powder
Floor area1,180 sq ft target, single storey
StructurePost and beam, exposed, local wood
EnvelopeStep Code 5 target · airtightness target ACH50 ≤ 1.0, blower-door verified
RoofLow-slope shed, deep overhangs, carport wing
Lot fitStandard Okanagan infill lot, alley or street access
Cost sheetIn development. Publishes line by line, with sources, when the numbers are real.

We publish targets before we publish promises. Every dollar figure on the build sheet will carry its receipt: supplier quote, trade rate, or invoice. If a number has no source, it does not get printed.

LIVING · KITCHEN · EATING south glass, full width BED 1 BED 2 FLEX BATH + UTIL CARPORT
Concept zoning diagram. Not a construction drawing. Plan publishes with the cost sheet.

Where it stands

01 · DesignConcept, zoning fit, envelope strategyIn progress
02 · Cost modelLine-by-line build sheet, sourced trade and supplier pricingNext
03 · PublishPlan + specs + costs, free, receipts attachedQueued
04 · BuildFirst House No. 1 on a real Okanagan lotQueued

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Signatories get House No. 1 the day it publishes. Before anyone else.

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