This single-storey post-and-beam house by mid-century builder Bob Lewis is positioned on a sloping plot in West Vancouver, with only its roofline visible from the street. Completed in 1957 and named Resort House, it is arranged as an L-shaped plan extending across the site. Timber posts and beams — a Lewis signature — follow a regular structural grid, allowing large areas of glazing along the southern elevation. These open the principal rooms to views across Burrard Inlet.

The main living and dining space centres on exposed timber framing and a vaulted cedar ceiling. Brick walls anchor each end, one incorporating a fireplace. The kitchen sits behind, connected to both the dining area and an outdoor patio, with a projecting roof creating a covered external room.

Bedrooms and secondary rooms are positioned to the north and west, each with direct access to the garden. Skylights are used throughout to bring additional light into the plan. Below the house, a swimming pool installed in 1969 and a full-size tennis court sit on terraced levels, positioned to maintain views from the main rooms above.

Resort House is on the market with West Coast Modern Homes for CDN$4.185 million.

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