The Oku House, Vancouver

Full-Home Renovation Project – Vancouver, British Columbia

Client

K3N studio

Services

Photography / Videography

Project type

Interior design

Year

2026

Gallery

Each frame follows the quiet geometry of The Oku House — glass, concealed storage, and light moving through 5,000 square feet of considered renovation

Wide view of The Oku House kitchen and living area with fireplace, Japandy minimalist design by K3N Studio

Figure in motion on The Oku House staircase beside a slatted wood wall, Vancouver interior

Entrance hallway art and sculptural vase detail, The Oku House, Vancouver

Kitchen island pull-out drawer detail, The Oku House, Japandy minimalist kitchen

Kitchen island sink and matte black faucet detail, The Oku House kitchen design

The Oku House by K3N Studio, photography by Iryna Avilova / DELIGHT MEDIA

Project Film

Interior Videography

A brand film narrated by interior designer Kate Shumikhina, walking through The Oku House and the decisions behind it – from the glass-enclosed wok kitchen to the sliding partition that reveals the primary bedroom

Indoor pool corridor with glass wall opening to exterior stairs and garden, The Oku House

The Story Behind the Space

The Oku House is a full-home renovation in West Vancouver, British Columbia — roughly 5,000 square feet reimagined with a Japandi-inspired restraint. Working directly with interior designer Kate Shumikhina of K3N Studio, the goal was visual storytelling that reads as both a portfolio-ready photography set and a brand film: preserving natural light, material honesty, and the quiet logic behind every finished room.

The documentation follows the house's most considered decisions: a wok kitchen enclosed in glass, an induction cooktop concealed within the island, millwork built to disappear, a skylight that washes the staircase in daylight, and a sliding partition that reveals the primary bedroom. Each detail is framed to show not just how the space looks, but why it was designed that way.

The result is refined visual documentation – still imagery capturing composition and material detail, and film allowing the architecture to unfold gently in motion.

Credits and acknowledgments

Interior Design: K3N Studio

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia

Photography: DELIGHT MEDIA – Iryna Avilova

Videography: DELIGHT MEDIA – Iryna Avilova

This undertaking emerged from a partnership between an intentional designer and capable craftspeople. Both brought meticulous attention to detail, resulting in a space that balances deliberate planning with comfortable authenticity. The photographs document their thoughtful approach, revealing the subtle sophistication woven throughout each area.

Usage

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