Jane Hope redesigned a 1960s ski house into a contemporary bliss that focuses on family gatherings. Located high up Mont Suisse in Saint Sauveur des Monts, Quebec, Canada, the updated residence is surrounded by breathtaking views of the valley. It draws you in. And once inside, the view spreads out like a billowing blanket of… [Read More]
Residence in Stoneham by Parka
This residential project has been imagined with an intention to be integrated with the landscape and the site. Designed by Quebec-based architecture firm Parka for a young and dynamic family, the project emerges both inside and outside, creating spaces for living in nature. The garden-level backyard and the large breakthroughs looking out on the surrounding… [Read More]
YH2 designed a house that embodies the very essence of a cottage
YH2 designed a house that embodies the very essence of a cottage. A warm, simple wood dwelling open to nature and a peaceful lake. The house stands on the site of an old family cottage, just steps away from the shores of Lac Plaisant in the Mauricie region. Thanks to its simplicity, restraint and refinement,… [Read More]
De la Roche Residence by _naturehumaine
A couple with two young children wish to transform a duplex located in Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie, Montreal, Canada into their principal family residence. Designed by _naturehumaine, the project consists in reorganizing the original portion of the house and enlarging it with an extension in the yard while preserving the façade on the street as required by the… [Read More]
La Binocle Residence by _naturehumaine
Perched on a mountain in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada, the Crowhill cabin is based on its timelessness and minimalism concept. By its angular shape, the project aims to underline the beauty of the surrounding landscape. Designed by _naturehumaine, the project takes advantage of the rocky cape to anchor its raw concrete foundations, on… [Read More]
Taller Héctor Barroso designs vacation homes surrounded by pine trees
In a vast forest area in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, Taller Héctor Barroso has built five weekend houses, which adapt to the site’s topography. They are surrounded by pine trees that echo the sound of the wind. Each house—identical in its typology—consists of six volumes positioned in a way that they generate a void, a central… [Read More]
Courcelette residence by _naturehumaine
The first step _naturehumaine took for this detached house from the late 1940s was to open the rear facade onto the garden with a 24-foot (7.4 m) sliding bay window. By taking away the intermediary support element, this intervention removes the barriers to the outdoor terrace. A metal trellis awning framing the wide opening filters… [Read More]
Owl Creek Residence by Skylab
Built and designed by Skylab on the idea that a physical place can deepen the connection between friends, families and the natural world. Perched on the hillside, with panoramic views of Snowmass Mountain, the Owl Creek Residence was built on the idea that a physical place can deepen the connections between friends, families and the… [Read More]
SLAHBACK Contemporary House in Georgia
STIPFOLD took a bottom-up approach in coming up with the structure and form of this contemporary house in Tbilisi, Georgia. Forms emerged after deciding how spaces with specific functionalities would be arranged in the house. Dense tree population in the front yard was kept intact and for the purpose of eliminating the distraction from the… [Read More]
Bessgborough Residence by _naturehumaine
The Bessborough residence designed by _naturehumaine is located in the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Canada. The project consists of the complete renovation of the ground floor of a duplex dating back from the 1950s. The challenge was to open this 900-ft2 space by maximizing living spaces while keeping a certain sense of spatial division…. [Read More]
