The Waterfront Residence
Custom Homes · BURRARD INLET, BC
A three-storey waterfront custom home on the north shore of Burrard Inlet — designed to rise with the drama of a 34% slope. A vaulted main living level, sail-inspired roofline, full-height glazed courtyard, and a glass elevator within a sculptural stair. Currently in design development with designer Leo Chester.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
A Home That Rises to the Occasion
Set on an extraordinary waterfront site along the north shore of Burrard Inlet, The Waterfront Residence is envisioned as a three-storey custom home designed to celebrate the view, the slope, and the experience of arrival.
Currently in design development, the home responds to a dramatic 34% slope with a design that feels elevated, open, and deeply connected to the landscape. Rather than working against the site, the design uses the challenge as an opportunity — creating a home that feels both architecturally bold and warmly livable.
TYPE OF PROJECT: Custom Home
LOCATION: Burrard Inlet, BC
SITE: North shore of Burrard Inlet
DESIGNER: Leo Chester, Kerr Design Build
STATUS: In Design Development
SIZE: Three Storeys
Where the Slope Becomes the Drama
The guiding idea is delight — not engineering. A full-height glazed courtyard carves natural light deep into the buried lower levels, keeping every floor alive with daylight and a sense of the sky. A glass elevator wrapped within a sculptural stair makes moving between floors a pleasure, not a chore.
Concrete gives the home quiet monumentality on a demanding slope. Warm timber runs through every level, ensuring the drama never tips into coldness. Together they create a home that is robust where it needs to be, and deeply human where it matters most.
Three Moments That Define This Home
The Vaulted View Floor The main living level — entered directly from Alderside Road — is the heart of the home. A soaring vaulted ceiling gathers kitchen, dining and living beneath a single generous roof, with expansive glazing that places Burrard Inlet at the centre of every moment.
The Sail-Inspired Roof Each angled corner of the roofline suggests the peak of a sail at full mast. Clerestory glazing runs between the planes, flooding the interior with light and making the roof appear to float above the living level.
The Glazed Courtyard & Glass Elevator Deep in the slope, a full-height glazed courtyard punches daylight down through all three storeys — keeping even the lowest buried level alive with light and a sense of the sky. A glass elevator wrapped within a sculptural stair connects every level with quiet drama.
DESIGNED BY
Leo Chester · Senior Designer
Leo Chester is a Senior Designer at Kerr Design Build with 29 years of experience designing custom homes and contemporary interiors across Greater Vancouver.
