The tranquil and masterfully designed ‘Hwang House’ from Arthur Erickson was recently listed for sale in Vancouver.
Located at 1299 West 57 Ave. in the Marpole neighbourhood, the home was listed for $6,288,000 earlier this month.
According to the BC Assessment, the home is valued at $4,259,000 and was last sold back in 2019 for $5,250,000. When the sale was finalized, the Vancouver home was assessed at $3,888,000. It sold just a bit under the asking price of $5,498,000.
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According to the listing from Daniel Tan with Angell, Hasman & Associates, the home is surrounded by lush trees and “an exquisite Koi Pond Sanctuary Garden.”
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Some aspects of the home’s design are reminiscent of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver.
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The home features four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and 4,537 sq. ft. of space on a sizeable lot of 10,537 sq. ft.
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While pictures of the interior show a well-maintained home, the exterior shots stand out and are what the listing emphasizes.
The home is surrounded by beautiful greenery, and the property takes advantage of it with outdoor seating areas.
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The listing states that the home features expansive floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the interior with natural light, “creating a serene and open atmosphere while blurring the line between indoor and outdoor living.”
You get that sense in some of the shots of the home, making it feel like the house is in the middle of a forest.
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The listing adds that the garden views offer a “breathtaking backdrop and an unparalleled sense of tranquillity.”
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The home also includes a playroom and a wine cellar, which the listing says makes the property “perfect for entertaining in style.”
According to the Arthur Erickson Foundation, the property was designed to acknowledge the ancestry of the architect’s client, the Hwang family, and the native traditions of the Soo Chow houses of Northern China.
Some of Erickson’s largest local designs include the Robson Square Law Courts, Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver, Simon Fraser University’s campus atop Burnaby Mountain, and the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.
With files from Kenneth Chan