The West Vancouver Museum's annual fundraiser – the West Coast Modern Home Tour – offers a carefully curated peek into modernist classics and contemporary interpretations of local architectural work. Pictured: Ray residence, by Daniel Evan White, exterior view

温哥华是加拿大最富有的邮政编码之一。
这也是一个世纪现代主义的宝库，由于房地产价格的上涨和本市相对较大的地块规模而受到威胁。
而这也是最艰巨的工作之一——如果在这个国家拥有相对较低的设计和建筑博物馆。

西温哥华博物馆位于市政厅附近的一座小建筑里，它将大量的美学内容挤进了它的小面积，举办了庆祝西海岸最佳设计的展览。它的年度筹款活动-西海岸现代家居之旅-提供了一个精心策划的视角，了解了现代主义经典的命运，以及弗雷德·霍林斯沃思(Fred Hollingsworth)、亚瑟·埃里克森(Arthur Erickson)和其他建筑师对作品的当代解读。这些建筑师首先以本世纪中叶的住宅为标志。

今年的第11次六家之旅并没有让人失望，著名的西海岸现代建筑师巴里·唐斯在他设计的花园和出入口罗恩·托姆的房子里进行了参观和轶事。

1958年，道森(Dawson)/普迪(Purdie)住宅的钻石网格形状，经过更多的当代装修更新后，仍然散发出Thom独特的弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特(Frank Lloyd Wright)对西海岸的灵感之作，它的玻璃覆盖着周围的杉树，还有一个由附近河石建造的壁炉

参观的还有唐斯1966年的史密斯/迪克住宅，入口处有高大的冷杉，被折叠成一个可以俯瞰山景的岩石遗址，这仍然保留着它独特的充满光线的树屋的感觉。业主们-他们仔细地整修了厨房和浴室，并压制了原来的“野生”花园植物-最近把房子卖给了一个年轻的家庭。

令人高兴的是，这是建筑师的初衷——为孩子们成长一个理想的家园——但在40年前一个更为实惠的地区，房地产价格受到了沉重打击。

Set into sloping bedrock, the three-level 1961 Ray residence by Daniel Evan White (pictured) is a fine example of West Coast modern architecture imbued with a Japanese aesthetic

The 1958, diamond-grid shaped Dawson/Purdie residence (pictured), updated with contemporary renovations, still exudes architect Ron Thom’s particular Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired take on the West Coast vernacular

Architect Barry Downs’ 1966 Smith/Dick residence (pictured), is heralded by tall firs at its entrance and folded into a rocky site overlooking mountain vistas, that still retains its unique light-filled treehouse feel

The owners – who have carefully renovated the kitchen and bathroom, and subdued the original 'wild' garden plantings – have recently sold the house to a young family

The 1956 Switzer/Hermanville residence (pictured) was built by Henry A Switzer

Original elements of the home include curving, wood-panelled walls, open living spaces and vast windows boasting scenic mountain views

The area is a treasure trove of midcentury modernism that’s under threat due to rising real estate prices and the municipality’s relatively large lot sizes. One hopes that the good work of the museum and its annual tour will encourage local government to find creative solutions in the  shift between preservation and modern real estate realities

keywords:Vancouver, Residential architecture

关键词：温哥华，住宅建筑