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Fish Lake — Country Estate
A FireSmart country estate in a protected rural landscape — earned permit by permit.
Before a shovel went in the ground on this rural Summerland property, there was a permitting challenge most builders don't encounter: an Environmentally Sensitive Development Permit triggered by the ecological sensitivity of the site. Whitfield handled it. Then we built a 3,200 square foot country estate that looks like it's always belonged there.
The Build
Living Space
Vaulted T&G wood ceiling anchored by a full stone fireplace surround — the kind of room people don't leave.
Kitchen
Large island; windows above counter height on nearly every wall — the natural setting brought right inside.
Exterior
ICF construction, fire-resistant cladding, standing seam metal roof — built for the landscape, built to last.
Structure
ICF walk-out basement providing exceptional thermal mass and structural resilience; full FireSmart compliance throughout.
Challenges & Context
The Environmentally Sensitive Development Permit process was the defining challenge of this project — a significant regulatory hurdle that Whitfield navigated from application to approval. For clients building on rural or ecologically sensitive land, that permitting experience is a genuine differentiator.
A home built to last — and built to belong where it stands.