Property Details
Price: $1,175,000
Address: 3123 Manor Drive, Vancouver Island, BC
Neighbourhood: West Duncan
Type: Single Family Home
Year Built: 2006
Living Area: 1,852 finished sq.ft.
Lot Size: .14 acres
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 3
Parking: Driveway
Masterpiece in Modern Living.
Roblin House is a modernist work of art tucked inconspicuously into a typical Cowichan Valley neighbourhood. Designed by artist and architectural designer Richard Roblin for his family, it is a testament to superb design and refined finishes in a light-filled, harmonious residence integrating natural wood and intricate detail.
It was designed to showcase art in two ways: the walls & lighting systems. The orientation of the house is on an east-west axis, the entrance faces the rising sun and the living room and bedrooms face the setting sun. French doors in the south-facing dining room open to an exterior courtyard and herb garden. There are hints of Japanese architecture throughout and a sense of simplicity and quietude. Skylights in the vaulted ceiling bring openness to the main living space, while a partially dropped ceiling of fir frames the vault at 7'. A cantilevered black lacquered platform extends across the room in front of the fireplace. The kitchen joins the open space with white lacquered cabinets, stainless steel appliances, olive green glass tile backsplash & bamboo green countertops.
The studio or family room is accessed by a sliding shoji door that opens to a mezzanine library/office with floor-to-ceiling fir bookcases. The main area features a wall of windows and 14' ceilings. A fir-framed pivoting glass door leads to an exterior courtyard with multi layered patios.
The primary bedroom includes a spa-like bathroom with porcelain tiles, white lacquered vanity and turquoise glass tile backsplash. The soaker tub looks out through a sliding shoji window onto a serene garden. All 3 bathrooms enjoy underfloor heat. The yard has a unique patio with raised decks for accents of colour and texture.
Located near to Cowichan District Hospital, Queen Margaret's School and the famed Cowichan Valley Trail and just 45 minutes from B.C.’s capital city, Victoria.