The CoMo team was invited to a party at one of West Vancouver’s secret treasures on Friday night. An Erickson/Massey home designed by lead architect Bruno Freschi in 1966. The 2600 square foot West Coast delight sits perfectly on an epic 1/2 acre waterfront lot with unobstructed views of Howe Sound in West Vancouver. The… Read more »
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Vancouver Premiere
Coast Modern World Premiere at DOXA Film Fest Tuesday May 8 | 7:00 PM | Vancity Theatre Online tickets available through doxafestival.ca
DOXA Announcement
It is official, we will be premiering Coast Modern to a home town audience on Tuesday May 8th at the Vancity Theatre here in Vancouver. We’re thrilled to be part of what looks to be a superb documentary film festival. We attended the press launch yesterday and saw a sampling of the incredible films on… Read more »
A Journey Through Time
Cool upcoming exhibit about the people who helped shaped West Vancouver. Take a close look at the defining West Van spirit through some remarkable photographs and artifacts. Note the superb indoor/outdoor connection and 45 degree cedar roofline in this 1911 photo. Event details below. Opening Reception: March 20, 7pm-9pm Exhibition runs from March 21 to… Read more »
Quest to Sell a Masterpiece
A classic piece of westcoast modern architecture is up for sale in West Vancouver. Designed by Paul Merrick in 1971, The Merrick House has been lovingly owned by Lorne Rubinoff for over 30 years. Rubinoff is holding open houses each weekend until it is sold to the right buyer. Lorne recently invited Paul Merrick back… Read more »
CoMo Party July 28
We are in the final push for the finish line and are having a little party to help raise some finishing funds for the film. Posters, Oysters, music, surprises and a bar all inside Ouno Design’s incredible converted church in Vancouver’s Strathcona neighbourhood. How better to start a long weekend? Scoop a poster, have a… Read more »
Pecha Kucha Night June 23
We’ll be presenting at Pecha Kucha Night volume 17, June 23 at the Vogue Theatre here in Vancouver. This is a special edition of the ever popular PK series focusing on West Coast Modernism. Grab your tickets early as they always sell out fast. We’ll be tweeting details as we get closer to June.
And We’re Back
We’ve been editing & shooting for the past 3 months and have just completed an incredible final burst in California. May is going to be an intense month in the edit suite to get the film finished. Thanks to all our friends in Los Angeles and San Francisco, we had a blast. As always, we… Read more »
Los Angeles Neutra Homes Tour
There’s a Neutra party happening on the weekend of April 8th in LA. Check the events lineup and get inside some of these landmark California designs. You haven’t been into a modern house until you’ve been inside a Neutra. The Saturday and Sunday events look like stand outs to us. Details here. From Dion Neutra…. Read more »
Neutra’s Survival Through an Earthquake
Thought we’d share these earthquake survival tips we received from LA’s architecture royalty Dion Neutra. This man might know a thing or two about structural integrity and living on the coast. Seems like the gist of survival during an earthquake is to get into a void. Read these tips and comment if you know anything… Read more »