La Sentinelle | naturehumaine [architecture+design]

Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard / Canada / 2013

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After selling their previous country house because of the lack of natural light, a couple and their 3 kids decided to buy an empty lot and build a custom home to better suit their needs. They found a parcel of land with southern exposure at vast views of the lake ‘Lac-de-la-Cabane’.
The constraints of the site led to an L shaped footprint where an east-west oriented rectangular block was placed at the top of the topography, and a north-south oriented block was slid underneath. The upper block contains the living spaces and master bedroom, and the lower block, also known as the ‘kids zone’, contains the 3 children’s bedrooms and a games room. 
A folded roof rises from the lower block covering the upper block and extending towards the cliffs edge as if it were about to take off, reminiscent of the wings of a bird. We see the house as a bird sitting at the edge of the cliff overlooking the lake, which is where its nickname ‘The Sentinel’ comes from.

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Le défi de ce projet consistait à concevoir une maison à flanc de montagne, en milieu boisé avec une vue prenante sur un lac. Les clients et leurs trois enfants imaginaient leur résidence secondaire ancrée au massif rocailleux surplombant le lac en contrebas, offrant une vue des montagnes des Laurentides. La maison de 4500 pieds carrés conçue sur deux niveaux s’imbrique au monticule rocheux pour épouser avec harmonie les rondeurs naturelles du terrain. Traitée de manière monolithique tel un bloc de  pierre, la maison de teinte grise et noire, est chapeautée d’une toiture d’acier continue qui peut rappeler l’envol d’un oiseau. La maison ainsi assise en hauteur assume son rôle de sentinelle de la nature omniprésente.

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    After selling their previous country house because of the lack of natural light, a couple and their 3 kids decided to buy an empty lot and build a custom home to better suit their needs. They found a parcel of land with southern exposure at vast views of the lake ‘Lac-de-la-Cabane’.The constraints of the site led to an L shaped footprint where an east-west oriented rectangular block was placed at the top of the topography, and a north-south oriented block was slid underneath. The...

    Project details
    • Year 2013
    • Work finished in 2013
    • Status Completed works
    • Type Single-family residence
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