4638 & 4628 Forbidden Plateau Road

What if home felt like a getaway? Yours could.

The Arrival

What happens when you turn onto Forbidden Plateau Road is immediate. The town disappears. The road is suddenly enclosed by forest on all sides, the light changes, and something in you shifts. You follow it until you reach a private, gated lot tucked well out of sight, turn into the long driveway, and the outside world simply ends. What remains is quiet, and private, and entirely yours.

4638 Forbidden Plateau Road

The Main Residence

West Coast modernist architecture in its purest form: a pavilion plan, two wings connected by a glass gallery, set deep in the forest on precise solar south. One wing is for living — a great room with 30 feet of floor-to-ceiling glass running the full length of the south wall. The other is for sleeping, with floor-to-ceiling windows in every room and patio doors off both primary bedrooms opening directly into the trees.

The orientation is deliberate. The home is sited on precise solar south for maximum natural light and solar gain through the winter months. Built from recycled steel to a low-carbon standard, and running entirely on clean electricity, the level of thought in this home extends well beyond what you see at first glance. Every single window looks out onto forest. You are well set back from your nearest neighbours, and for most of the year — when the trees are in leaf — you cannot see them at all.

The main residence at twilight — both wings glowing, connected by the glass gallery, forest all around

The great room — open-concept living, dining, and kitchen with floor-to-ceiling glass

The kitchen with waterfall stone island, sage green cabinets, and forest-view window backsplash

Primary bedroom with velvet headboard, brass pendant, and forest light

Bathroom with dual vessel sinks, sage green wall, copper tile, and black fixtures

The Great Room

Thirty feet of glass run the full length of the south wall, opening the room entirely to the forest. The effect is immediate — light floods in, the treeline becomes the view from every seat, and the boundary between inside and outside stops making sense. A modern fireplace anchors the space without competing with any of it.

The Kitchen

High-efficiency European appliances — steam oven, induction cooktop, French door refrigerator. No range, but this isn't a compromise; it's the upgrade. Right-sized, precise, and built for how people who care about food actually cook. The window backsplash puts the forest right where the tile would normally go.

The Bedrooms

Both primary bedrooms have patio doors that open directly into the forest. High windows throughout let in light without sacrificing privacy.

The Bathrooms

Vessel sinks, matte black fixtures, smart toilet in the primary ensuite. A high picture window frames the forest from the bath and shower — all the light, complete privacy.

The Laundry

A considered room with its own exterior door and a climate-friendly heat pump washer dryer. Even the practical spaces were designed with care.

Kitchen detail — the forest-view window backsplash framed through the brass faucet

Living area with wood stove, tall window to forest, and comfortable seating

Second bedroom with leather-strap headboard, clerestory windows, and forest light

Bathroom detail — vessel sink, copper tile, and dark charcoal wall

4628 Forbidden Plateau Road

The Guest House

Same architect, same zero-carbon standard, same quality of light and materials. This is a proper two-bedroom home with its own fenced yard and its own address — not a suite, not an addition. It stands on its own.

That makes it rare. Most acreages with two homes have them built on top of each other. Here, whether it's ageing parents, adult children, visiting family, or short-term guests, everyone lives entirely separately and privately — yet on the same lot. It works as a multi-generational home, a family compound, or a revenue property. Very few listings can offer all three.

The guest house at twilight — glass wall glowing, fenced yard, fire pit, forest

Guest house living room — teal sectional, pink accent chairs, sliding doors to fenced yard

Guest house kitchen — teal cabinets, pink tile backsplash, rattan pendants, butcher block

As a rental property

Currently operating as a fully furnished, licensed, five-star short-term rental with professional management in place. It generates roughly $90,000 gross annually — enough to meaningfully offset the cost of owning the entire property. The property sits within an area of the Comox Valley Regional District with a principal residence exemption, and subject to CVRD approval, both homes could operate as short-term rentals simultaneously.

As a family home

With its own address, its own fenced yard, and no line of sight to the main residence, the guest house works equally well as a home for ageing parents, adult children, or extended family — with a level of privacy and independence that most multi-generational properties can't offer.

2 bedrooms · 2 full bathrooms · Open-concept living · Fenced yard · Separate entrance · Own address

The Property

Two Stunning Homes. One Extraordinary Lot.

What you find at the end of that driveway is unexpected: two West Coast Modernist homes — dramatic, light-filled, contemporary — built from black steel and glass and sitting quietly in the trees. They are architecturally unique in a way that very few residential properties on Vancouver Island can match.

They are also 250 feet apart, each within its own perimeter fence, separated by forest with no line of sight between them. Each has its own address, its own entrance, and its own private outdoor space.

Aerial view of the property showing the main residence at 4638, the guest house at 4628, and the workshop, all separated by forest within the fenced lot

On the Property

The Workshop / Garage

A 600-square-foot heated building that was originally built as a garage and is easily converted back if that's what you need. Right now it works as a workshop, a studio, or gear storage for the kind of life the West Coast invites.

One Title · Nearly Two Acres

The Land

The entire property sits on a single title — nearly two acres that feel like more, thanks to the wide, open layout and the forest that surrounds it on all sides. It is fully fenced, screened by mature trees, and set well back from the road. The nearest neighbours are out of sight and out of earshot. The landscaping is natural and low-maintenance — drought-resistant native plants, clover lawn, and natural ground cover that suit the setting and require very little work. Directly across the road is Nymph Falls Nature Park — a permanently protected area of natural beauty with riverside trails, swimming holes, and old-growth forest that effectively becomes an extension of your own land.

Zero-Carbon, Zero Fossil Fuels

Both homes run on 100% clean BC Hydro electricity with no fossil fuels on site. Heat pumps for heating and cooling, recycled steel construction, and recycled materials used wherever possible. Triple-glazed windows throughout.

True Privacy

The entire perimeter is fenced, with individual fences inside separating each home's private space. One title, nearly two acres, no neighbours in sight, 250 feet between the two homes with no line of sight.

Nymph Falls Nature Park

One of the Comox Valley's most iconic natural landmarks, with river trails and swimming holes directly across the road.