fishbone house
![Organic Modern Residential Design with View from Beach](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573b9ddef699bb74189c4f69/1491271520300-OT0ECJAQFUDZBN7HEYSN/fisbones-house-ocean-front-residential-terrace.jpg)
![Organic Modern Roofline](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573b9ddef699bb74189c4f69/1491271519152-RLCOAXC5CWRF482TDTGI/fisbones-house-organic-modern-roofline.jpg)
![Heavy Timber Construction with Natural Log Rafters](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573b9ddef699bb74189c4f69/1491271504338-Y7JHFJM44VNNBA97Y8ME/fisbones-house-heavy-timber-construction.jpg)
![Entry with Post and Beam Canopy](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573b9ddef699bb74189c4f69/1491271497745-ZKT66SZ45GLWECRHY1BI/fisbones-house-entry-post-and-beam.jpg)
![Heavy Timber Structure at Ocean View Terrace](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573b9ddef699bb74189c4f69/1491271500922-GX0B6R4RNSWM7CKYPH0T/fisbones-house-heavy-timber-terrace.jpg)
![Heavy Timber Construction with Fir Frame and Panel Door](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573b9ddef699bb74189c4f69/1491271505279-SQ61QSS4IHJ61PFPB29Z/fisbones-house-interior-fir-frame-and-panel-door.jpg)
![Heavy Timber Roof with Clerestory Windows](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573b9ddef699bb74189c4f69/1491271503269-TUX4U3MIYSN4RPEYRJJV/fisbones-house-heavy-timber-with-clerestory.jpg)
![Hallways with Natural Log Rafters](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573b9ddef699bb74189c4f69/1491271510077-MQIKSBSWEJA6B1LR26AY/fisbones-house-interior-natural-log-rafter.jpg)
![Open Floor Plan Kitchen with Natural Log Rafters](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573b9ddef699bb74189c4f69/1491271509069-UMXR3P7ODO9UEMHJ1IHX/fisbones-house-kitchen-with-open-floor-plan-and-natural-log-rafters.jpg)
![Organic Rafters with Natural Wood Slab Counter](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573b9ddef699bb74189c4f69/1491271521595-MSS7ORZROQIYFB4OD5UU/fisbones-house-organic-rafter-and-natural-slab-coutner.jpg)
![Bedroom with Natural Materials and Shoji Door](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573b9ddef699bb74189c4f69/1491271499044-F58ORUMN59NM3T78NGCA/fisbones-house-bedroom-with-natural-materials.jpg)
![Beach View of Custom Organic Modern Residence](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573b9ddef699bb74189c4f69/1491271515176-8KTAKE8YF0S36Z2XQTH7/fisbones-house-organic-modern-residence-view-from-beach.jpg)
Like its wave-smoothed, water-molded locale on a time-shaped shore of sandstone, the organic modern design of the Fishbones House has been formed by the flow of water, weather and light. This design was also an important milestone in Blue Sky’s evolution, as many of its ideas and principles shaped subsequent work. The inspiration for these innovations starts with the sensuality of this sandstone shore, and the fluidity of the ocean channel it defines. The site is a long thin strip of land on the northwest coast of Galiano Island, in British Columbia’s Southern Gulf Islands. The southwest side of the ocean view site is bounded by the roundly layered sandstone shelves and the fast moving waters of Trincomali Channel. The northeast side rises sharply up a heavily forested bank to capture eastern light, providing a link to the road. At the north end of the site, a small point of arbutus and sandstone juts into the channel.