"Fish Bones" - West Coast Architectural Excellence At The Ocean's Edge On Galiano Island... Sold!
22525 Porlier Pass Road
$2,275,000 Canadian

This exceptional Oceanfront residence of a unique design was designed to bring the Outside In! Set in a beautiful private property and sited at the waters edge with a south west exposure.

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Residence: A home of Architectural Excellence! This unique environmentally friendly west coast style post and beam home of approximately 3000 finished square feet (279 square metres) was built in 1996 to a very high standard. Making use of a variety of select woods (fir, red and yellow cedar, cherry); having high end finishing, fittings and equipment. Great attention to detail is evident throughout the home. This impressive and unique residence was architecturally designed by the renowned architects, Blue Sky Architecture who is known for their organic tradition of modernism. The home sited at the ocean’s edge was designed to stretch across the property and fit into the shoreline so as to take advantage of the ocean, sun, sunsets and exceptional panoramic marine views over Trincomali Channel and of Gulf Islands and distant mountains on Vancouver Island. Featuring: high beamed open ceilings, open floor plan, floor to ceiling picture low-e/heat mirror thermo windows, skylights (27), over height and over size solid wood cedar doors, lighting systems, air transfer system (HRV), stone and wood floors, many built-ins of cherry wood, green garage and mechanical building roofs, in floor radiant hot water heating, engineered Desalination system for domestic water, many patios, decks and get away spots.

Floor Plan: The one level home stretches about 140 feet (43 metres) along the shoreline, with most rooms fronting on the ocean. Three bedrooms: Master with en-suite bathroom opening to a Japanese garden, small office and large walk in cupboard with built-ins; two other attractive bedrooms having sleeping loft areas; three (two four piece and one two piece) bathrooms. Gourmet kitchen (high end appliances) with eating area, pantry and a feature solid yellow cedar 15 foot (4.6 metre) counter - spacious living room with stone fireplace - intimate dining room and cozy family room areas are open which conveys a very inviting feeling. All these rooms open onto a large stone terrace being approximately 100 x 12 feet (30.5 x 3.7 metres) overlooking the ocean.

Building Materials: Some construction materials - the ridge beam is 14 inches (36 cm) diameter turned cedar log. Rafters are 9 inch (23 cm) diameter turned cedar logs. Posts are 12 inch (30.5 cm) turned cedar logs. Flat roofs are sbs torch on membrane on red cedar decking with a landscaped sod finish. The sloping roofs are copper finish on a sbs torch on membrane on rigid insulation and red cedar decking. Windows and doors are cedar frame with heat mirror glass. The fireplace, foundation walls, and landscaping are of local sandstone. Floors are cherry plank, slate, tatami mats (master bedroom), exposed black stone (master bathroom) and sandstone on radiant floor heating. Walls are of gypsum board or wide architectural grade red cedar boards. Exterior siding is of cedar and local sand stone.

Garage: Large attached two-car heated garage with storage and work bench area. Sod green roof blends into the natural state surroundings.

Studio/Mechanical Building: This building of approximately 400 square feet (37.2 square metres) houses the desalination and mechanical systems on the north side and on the south an exercise room with ocean views which also could be suitable as an office, artist studio, etc.

Property: This private and mostly level property of approximately 0.48 acres (0.194 hectare) is attractively and informal landscaped with native plants and shrubs, bamboo, rockery, etc. plus some mature trees (oak, arbutus aka madrona, pine, fir, maple) - designed for easy maintenance. The property has gentle rock (sandstone) outcroppings on the north and south sides. On the back east side of the property there is a wood/storage building and a dog house also with a green sod roof and fenced run. There is a short interlock drive way with several parking spaces at the front door. The property is attractively fenced (cedar) on two sides.

Waterfront: Prime south west exposure ocean frontage of 255 feet (78 metres) +/- with low sandstone rock foreshore and easy access to the water and beach area in a small cove - good summer swimming. The surrounding waters are excellent for fishing, kayaking, canoeing and small boats. You can easily moor your larger boat off shore at a mooring buoy (deep water).

Note: There is a Government Dock about 3 minutes east of the property which is suitable for seaplane access and visiting vessels (see photo below).

Services:    Domestic Water - Engineered commercial size Desalination System with 1200 gallon (5455 litre) storage tank
                  Sewer - Septic Treatment system
                  Hydro (underground) - 400 amp service
                  Internet - High-speed Satellite

This fine home has been featured in the following publications: BCBusiness Magazine The Architectural Review Harrowsmith Country Life Western Living Magazine Canadian Architect "House Design" by Helliwell & Smith Italian Architecture Magazine Canadian Wood Council Arcade Journal

Area and Location: The property is situated on a quiet country no-through road at the north end of this peaceful and serene island, often referred to as “the jewel” of the Gulf islands. It is about a 20 minute drive from Sturdies Bay and ferry terminal (accessed from Active Pass at south end). The general area is excellent for boating, canoeing, kayaking, diving and summer swimming. Plus fishing, crabbing, shrimping and mollusks. The area also has a lot of wildlife and marine life - such as soaring Bald Eagles, Hawks, Gulls, Blue Herons, shore birds. Otters and Seals are quite common plus pods of Orcas (killer whales). All of which come very close to the property with the whales being one of the best sights to see.

Galiano Island: Galiano Island (48°52’N.,123°20’W) is a peaceful and tranquil island located at the north end of Active Pass and is bounded by the Strait of Georgia on the North and by Trincomali Channel (48°51’N.,123°23’W) on the South. The island is approximately 30.6 kilometers (19 miles) long and an average of approximately 6.3 kilometers (4 miles) wide. It is the second largest of the Southern Gulf Islands. The island offers many conveniences and services mostly in the area known as Sturdies Bay (BC Ferry Terminal). The island has several natural state parks (provincial and national), hiking/walking trails in the forest and on the beaches, golf course, restaurants, small stores. There are some Government Docks and a main Marina in Montague Harbour (south west side of the island). Galiano Island located in the heart of the Gulf Islands is easily accessed by B.C. Ferries from Tsawwassen (Vancouver) and Swartz Bay (Vancouver Island); by private boat or private seaplane plus there is water taxi and seaplane service. See Links below.

This meticulously maintained timeless waterfront residence known as “Fish Bones” because of it's construction and fit with the shoreline is offered at $2,275,000 Canadian ($2,085,000 U.S., €1,474,000 EUR and £1,288,000 GBP approximately as of 05/29/09) Currency Converter

Buyers should note that information on this web site is submitted as descriptive as to type and quality of residence and property only. Figures relating to size and quantum must be taken as approximate. A buyer is responsible for doing their own due diligence and for confirming any pertinent information.

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