Montreal-based contemporary architecture firm Paul Bernier has designed House on Lac Grenier. Located on an entirely wooded lakefront site in EstΓ©rel, Canada, the house was completed in 2015.
We chose to make a low rise building, mostly one-storey, whose sinuous shape is guided by the nature that surrounds it. The building itself folds, opens and tightens like a river digging its bed.
Upon entering, an imposing piece of furniture made of hickory wood welcomes us. Its shape offers a place to sit and storage for clothing. This then directs us to the living area, a large and bright space that ends in a cantilevered. On the south side, the outer wall disappears and becomes a large glass opening onto the forest. The materials used for the surfaces are clean and simple; white walls and polished concrete floors that contrast with the wilderness outside and let the surrounding nature express itself.
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Photographs by Adrien Williams
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