Thellend Fortin Architectes
Photos: Charles Lanteigne
Inspiration for this home comes from the majestic landscape of the St. Lawrence River estuary, visible from the rocky headland on which it is located. Built on a steep slope and unobtrusive on the street side, the house is completely open to the river, unfolding toward the horizon.
Spatially, rooms are organized around an inverted plan that locates bedroom suites at the garden level. Set in concrete, they are anchored in the site’s topography. At ground level, living spaces panelled in light wood, each one leading into the next, are characterized by different heights that allow definition of different uses. The dining room, airy and full-windowed, pulls away from the main building as it soars toward the horizon. Massive, vertical concrete chimneys provide a striking contrast with transparent openings and the lightness of wooden volumes built on an overhang.
The long horizontals unfurl to accentuate the landscape.
Thellend Fortin Architectes
Photos: Charles Lanteigne
CCB House showcasing an s16-cube 58 In the Swiss Alps, architect Ralph Germann turns a traditional barn into a luminous residence. Behind the monumental stone walls that have remained intact, he envisions a bright interior bathed in natural light. At first, the massive 1854 building impresses. It bears the marks of time: four generations have […]
It’s the end of the fire season in the home. Are there any best practices when it’s time to call it a day? Yes, according to our Stûv expert, Corey. To properly store your appliance, Corey suggests: – Remove all ashes from the appliance with a vacuum cleaner; – Clean the glass; – Visually inspect […]
