Three Mile Outlook

This vineyard residence sits perched on a gently sloping silt bluff overlooking Three Mile Beach. Conceived as a light-filled pavilion protected by a generous asymmetrical hip roof, the building uses three distinct ‘blocks’ to orient and frame views, provide privacy from neighbours, and create intimate outdoor spaces. 

Rooted in passive solar theory, the south-facing windows are protected by deep overhangs to shelter in the summer and allow sunlight into the space in the winter. Black window frames and fixtures accent a material palette of calm greys and off-whites.  Preweathered steel panels bring warmth to the spaces with their natural patina and express essential moments in the home: the transition from outdoor to indoor at the entry; a special space in the primary bedroom wing; an anchoring fireplace in the living room.


Project Info

Type: Residential
Location: Penticton, British Columbia
Structural: Elemental Structural Engineers
Construction: Ritchie Custom Homes
Notes: Construction was completed in 2022.

The corten entry box slides between indoors and out.
The entry box, clad entirely in weathered steel, is an instrument of procession as one moves from outdoors to the glass clad pavilion.
Perched above the silt bluffs, Three Mile Outlook embodies both refuge and outlook.
Vineyards surround the house from this view looking north towards Peachland and Kelowna.
A sketch of the concept behind the house design

Bedroom and Entry Spaces ‘slide’ under the roof.

When the blocks come together they create interesting spaces between them.

Intimate outdoor spaces are created between the bedroom ‘blocks’.

The weathered steel cladding is used indoors and out.
The kitchen is turned to the view, while the dining and living rooms are omnidirectional.
From the south patio, the pool seems to extend right into the lake.