Shown publicly for the first time, this West Coast Modern house is listed in Vancouver

Fred Hollingsworth designed Mahogany House for the owner of a millwork business – a commission that gave the Canadian architect scope to use wood throughout the building. Built in 1952, it is located in North Vancouver and currently on the market with West Coast Modern for $2,250,000.

Marine-grade mahogany plywood covers the exterior and continues inside as veneer panelling. Exposed timber beams and cedar ceilings run overhead, with floor-to-ceiling glazing looking into the surrounding trees. The house forms part of Sunset Gardens, a 46-home development that was master-planned by Hollingsworth.

Four bedrooms occupy its northern side, leaving the living spaces facing south towards a garden of mature cedars. A white-painted concrete-block fireplace sits in the original living room beneath clerestory windows. Hollingsworth designed the house around cedars already growing on the site. A later living room addition was also constructed around a large cedar, with an opening made in the roof for its trunk. The tree is no longer standing, but its stump remains immediately outside the glass.

Members of the current family bought Mahogany House in 1970 and little has changed since. According to the seller, it has never previously been photographed, published or shown outside the family.

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