Overlooking Vancouver’s Stanley Park, this timeless townhouse has a view to die for
A lawyer couple’s family home is a beautiful blend of vintage and contemporary influences but it’s the coveted location that steals the show
For peripatetic couple Joanna Leung and Pierre Loicq, Vancouver has become more than a base, and that owes much to the town house they bought in the Canadian city six years ago. Through a minimal makeover and a host of other travel-inspired interior touches, their West Coast pied-à-terre has become a special family home where they spend eight months of the year with their two daughters, aged five and three.
“We do have properties elsewhere,” says Leung, referring to residences in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, and Miami, in the United States, “but Vancouver is home.”
Leung, who grew up in Vancouver, worked as a lawyer in Hong Kong from 2010 to 2016. She is now the vice-president of business development for her family’s 39-year-old outdoor furniture company, Ratana, which is headquartered in Canada.
“That’s actually how we met,” teases Belgian-born Loicq, also a lawyer. “I hired her! It’s not every day you get to interview your future wife!”
With Leung’s role requiring her to pay regular visits to Hong Kong – where Ratana’s head office for the Asian and European markets is situated – this is a family on the move, with an interiors style to match.
Their two-level, 1,300 sq ft, two-bedroom town house is in Coal Harbour, a neighbourhood coveted for its seaside location and proximity to Stanley Park.