![This modern cabin is clad with second-growth managed forestry cedar inside and out.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-cabin-architecture-interior-design-170621-1112-01.jpg)
Patrick Warren, Senior Associate at Frits de Vries Architects + Associates has completed the Halfmoon Bay Cabin, which was designed as a retreat from the city.
The cabin, located in British Columbia, Canada, has been designed and positioned in such a way that all of the existing trees on the property were preserved.
![This modern cabin is clad with second-growth managed forestry cedar inside and out.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-cabin-architecture-170621-1112-02.jpg)
The home is clad with second-growth managed forestry cedar inside and out.
![This modern cabin is clad with second-growth managed forestry cedar inside and out.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-cabin-architecture-170621-1112-03.jpg)
The entryway guides people to the front door with a path lined with boulders and ferns.
![The entryway guides people to the front door with a path lined with boulders and ferns.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-cabin-architecture-170621-1112-04.jpg)
Inside, the living room has a simple gray sofa, while a black fireplace keeps the room warm at night.
![This modern living room has a simple gray sofa, while a black fireplace keeps the room warm at night.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-cabin-living-room-170621-1112-05.jpg)
![This modern living room has a simple gray sofa, while a black fireplace keeps the room warm at night.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-cabin-living-room-fireplace-170621-1112-06.jpg)
A wall of glass with sliding doors connects the living room to a covered patio that’s furnished with chairs and a fire bowl and has water views.
![A wall of glass with sliding doors connects the living room to a covered patio that's furnished with chairs and a fire bowl, and has water views.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-cabin-living-room-open-to-outdoors-170621-1112-07.jpg)
![A covered patio that's furnished with chairs and a fire bowl, and has water views.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-cabin-fire-bowl-170621-1112-08.jpg)
Adjacent to the patio is the dining room, which has a wood lined wall, and a concrete floor.
![Adjacent to a patio with a fire bowl is the dining room, which has a wood lined wall, and a concrete floor.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-cabin-dining-room-09.jpg)
The dining room opens up to the kitchen, which has been designed with thick countertops, and dark lower cabinets.
![This modern kitchen lined with cedar, has been designed with thick countertops, and dark lower cabinets.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-cabin-wood-kitchen-170621-1114-11.jpg)
![This modern kitchen lined with cedar, has been designed with thick countertops, and dark lower cabinets.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-cabin-wood-kitchen-170621-1114-10.jpg)
A black doorway by the kitchen opens to reveal the bedroom.
![A black doorway by the kitchen opens to reveal a bedroom.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-cabin-interior-170621-1114-12.jpg)
The bedroom makes the most of the view by having a wall of windows, while a black and white partial accent wall wraps around the room, and adds an artistic element to the space.
![This modern bedroom makes the most of the view by having a wall of windows, while a black and white partial accent wall wraps around the room, and adds an artistic element to the space.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-bedroom-black-white-accent-wall-170621-1113-13.jpg)
![This modern bedroom makes the most of the view by having a wall of windows, while a black and white partial accent wall wraps around the room, and adds an artistic element to the space.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-bedroom-black-white-accent-wall-170621-1113-14.jpg)
![This modern bedroom makes the most of the view by having a wall of windows, while a black and white partial accent wall wraps around the room, and adds an artistic element to the space.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-bedroom-black-white-accent-wall-170621-1113-15.jpg)
In the bathroom, the black accents continue with blackened wood walls that surround a built-in bathtub.
![In this modern bathroom, blackened cedar wood walls surround a built-in bathtub.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-cabin-built-in-bathtub-170621-1113-16.jpg)