Foreword by Aaron Betsky
Essay by Botanica Design
Photography by Hufton + Crow
Edited by Oscar Riera Ojeda

Where something begins and ends | The liminal is a transformational state between the position where something meets, mixes, and merges. The Liminal House straddles a similar threshold between West Vancouver’s natural stony seashore and its suburban residential neighborhood. Courtyards, cantilevers, and the extension of floor area over exterior space dismantles boundaries between the house and the natural environment in which it exists and a strategy of mixing and merging, where light is reflected and landscapes are invited towards the interior of the home, collapses a normal reading of interior space. The house is animated by the ever-changing outdoor atmosphere; expansive walls of sliding glass open to a dark pool that reflects and extends the environment near the ocean. Concrete, black stained Accoya wood, and coated aluminum plate are the only exterior materials as they are tough and long-wearing in harsh and ever-changing environments.

Liminal House
McLeod Bovell - Masterpiece Series

Book Size: 8.5 x 11 in / 215.9 x 279.4 mm
Format: Portrait
Pages: 200
Language: English
Photographs: 140
Illustrations: 25
Edition/ISBN: Hardcover (978-1-964490-02-1)

// The Liminal House redefines boundaries, both physical and conceptual. Positioned on the edge of West Vancouver’s rugged shoreline and its suburban fabric, the home inhabits a space of transformation. Inspired by the concept of the liminal—a state between—this residence is where elements meet, mix, and merge.