Discovered in 2020 the land located on a peaceful lake in Lanaudière was its owner’s ideal location to build their cottage. "Ghoche architecte" was commissioned to design the project and to oversee the construction, which was completed in May 2022. Integrated into the environment, modern, bright, and warm - these were the initial premises of the cottage intended for the…
Devil’s Glen is located on the Bruce Peninsula. It's a few hours north of Toronto. The design process began with an on-site picnic, where a discussion focused more on the natural elements of the site rather than the building. That conversation inspired the ethic of the project to come. The design began with two fixations. One having the house sited…
A sculpture of wooden cubes as a home for a family by Appels Architekten This family home expresses its inner life its context of seasons, light, and surroundings in a simple architectural figure. It distinguishes between private rooms and a generous open space for daily family life. All private rooms are composed of a sculpture of wooden cubes. Between them, the…
Oakhill is a single-family residence conceived by local architect studio, Matière Première Architecture. Designed to seamlessly integrate with the surrounding maple tree forest. The home faces eastward on a gentle slope. A wetland area to the east forms a natural clearing. While a rock outcropping to the west creates a steeper incline, shielding the residence from both dominant winds and…
The Three Summits home designed by NÓS brings together three generations within a vast mountainous domain. A return to the roots of collective domesticity through architectural primitivism. Rocky prisms and monumental roofs form a composition of voids, framing the pictorial landscape of the site in multiple inhabited tableaux. Artificial and natural gardens are thus mixed along topographic parcours, linking the three main pavilions and…
ISSADESIGN agency's experimental design offers a single-family house spread across several levels. The objective was to break free from traditional partitioned floors by playing on staggered floors and half-levels. That approach makes it possible to create large open rooms offering an interesting perspective between the various floors, inspiring a great sense of volume and space. Concept and strategies Located in…
This modern house design example - a residence is a composition of volumes with soothing and balanced proportions which, on winter nights, sparkles through the woods like a guiding lantern. The architectural structure, facing a large mountain and a beautiful lake, is spread across three levels, totaling 420 sq.m. The pure ensemble presents itself discreetly by concealing its accesses and…
The iconic and amazing bathroom collection ILBAGNOALESSI returns in a completely renewed look, the result of the evolution of materials and continuous technological research. ILBAGNOALESSI has represented a completely new approach to the design of the bathroom space since its debut twenty years ago. With a design by Stefano Giovannoni, it is one of the longest-running and most successful collections…
JMW architects and NVA interior design have realized the Modest Family Home in the center of Vlijmen. With a modest appearance on the facade, the house blends in with the surrounding village character. However, the new layout ensures optimal use of light and space The house has been designed to have an understated and modest family character, but also to…
The Courtyard Residence resembles a rectangular origami of concrete and glass. The project’s ambition is a design of calm expression, heightened experience, and seamless function. Concrete geometry and bespoke glass apertures deliver privacy and prismatic delight. An understated street elevation with implied, layered volumes realizes a heightened sense of intrigue and wonder. If the streetscape view is largely private, the…