Custom Home Builder Serving Oak Bay BC

The original parcel comprised two compact lots with a single-family home straddling both, in a neigh bourhood where infill almost always meets resistance. The design response was developed with the Municipality of Oak Bay and a respected local designer: two executive homes sized and detailed to sit naturally alongside the established character homes on the street.

Approval required rezoning, setback and coverage variances, and a Council presentation. The case was made on the design itself: a project scaled and finished to belong on that street rather than disrupt it. Council approved it on that basis. Both homes are now complete, the majority of the property’s mature trees were retained, and two families are settled into a neighbourhood that welcomed the project.

Ivory Ale is one of two homes we built side by side on Falkland Road in South Oak Bay – the lighter of the pair. White board-and-batten siding, steep gables, natural stone and a dark standing-seam metal roof give it a crisp modern farmhouse character, with black-framed windows and a deep covered porch. Designed by Blackline Home Design, it complements its cedar-shingled neighbour, Westwyn, while holding its own on the street.

Inside, the home is built for main-floor living, with the owner’s suite on the main level. The kitchen pairs a generous stone-topped island with warm wood cabinetry, a full-height slab backsplash, a gas range and pot filler, and opens to a bright dining area framed in black-trimmed glass. Vaulted ceilings carry the light into the bedrooms, and a separate one-bedroom suite above the garage offers room for extended family or guests.

Tucked away on a quiet cul-de-sac in Oak Bay, just steps from the beach, this custom home is a nod to Scandinavian design: clean lines, natural materials and nothing unnecessary. The exterior pairs simple gables with light siding and black accents. Inside, warm wood and soft light carry through every room. A wood-slat feature wall and tiled fireplace anchor the living room, and the kitchen’s flat-panel wood cabinetry keeps everything calm and uncluttered. Large black-framed windows fill the home with natural light and connect it to the garden outside.