SHALKAI HOUSE
Gulf Islands, B.C. : 2006
2500 square feet
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Shalkai is designed as a retreat and meditation environment for its owners.
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The plan is like a path on a level contour across the hillside, moving dynamically from social rooms to private ones as the rafters rise and fall to create the gentle undulating form of the roof.
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The site is a beautiful and peaceful south facing oak meadow high above the Harbour.
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