The site of the Smith Residence was a slight declivity between two rock outcroppings that are on a prominence that slopes directly down to the sea. The house was conceived as a square spiral, built up by the lapping of the major beams around a courtyard.
Project name
Smith House 2
Architecture firm
Arthur Erickson
Location
West Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Photography
John Fulker, Steven Zhen Wang
Principal architect
Arthur Erickson, Geoffrey Massey
Typology
Residential › House
Milad Eshtiyaghi: The main concern of designing this project was to have a good view of the forest and overlooking the surrounding area, Which start from the design of high-rise cottages and start with two concrete cores that forming the structure of them on both sides.
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Typology
Residential › Houses
From Longing to Belonging: Forest House I is the latest work by Montréal-based studio, Natalie Dionne Architecture. The firm has earned widespread praise over the years for its contextual approach, its creativity, and its attention to detail. Forest House I adds to a rich portfolio of original, residential homes, equal parts urban and rural.
Project name
Forest House I
Architecture firm
Natalie Dionne Architecture
Location
Bolton-Est, Eastern Townships, QC, Canada
Photography
Raphaël Thibodeau
Design team
Natalie Dionne, Corinne Deleers, Rosemarie Faille-Faubert, and Martin Laneuville
Built area
215 m² (House), 60 m² (Terraces)
Structural engineer
Latéral
Client
Martine Bleau and Louis Barrière
Typology
Residential › House
Designer's statement: The project is called “The Beach Loft” and it is a renovation that I fully designed and built. My company is TYPE-D Living and I specialize in the design and build of restaurants, bars, and unique residential spaces.
Project name
The Beach Loft
Design firm
TYPE-D Living
Location
The Beaches, Toronto, Canada
Photography
Cole Neophytou
Principal designer
Damon Snider (industrial designer)
Design team
Damon Snider and trades
Tools used
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential › House
Following the purchase of a humble country house 25 years ago, the owners wanted to treat themselves to a new second home where the space would comfortably accommodate all the new members of their family. Overlooking Lake Manitou in Ivry-sur-le-Lac, Québec, the home, designed by Canadian architect Richard Rubin from Figurr Architects Collective, is...
Project name
Prefabricated Country Home Set to be Certified LEED Gold
Architecture firm
Figurr Architects Collective
Location
Ivry-sur-le-Lac, Quebec, Canada
Principal architect
Richard Rubin and Stephen Rotman
Collaborators
Énergéco Concept, Projet Paysage
Structural engineer
Jeffrey Leibgott SBSA
Environmental & MEP engineering
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Typology
Residential › House
Le Littoral Residence in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada is a luxury tourist residence with a majestic view of the St. Lawrence river designed by Canadian architecture firm Architecture49.
Architecture firm
Architecture49
Location
La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
Photography
Stéphane Brügger
Design team
Viviane Zhang
Built area
220 m² (2,400 f²)
Environmental & MEP
Habitat Refrigeration
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, AutoCAD
Construction
Habitat Ecoconstruction
Client
Charlevoixchalets.com
Typology
Residential, House
YH2 Architecture: Initially built as a small storage space by the first owner who was a lumberman, the shed was later rearranged into a forest refuge by its next owners. La Colombière (Dovery) thus represents the completion and third phase of this simple one-storey construction into a true retreat expanding on three floors.
Project name
La Colombière
Architecture firm
YH2 Architecture
Location
Sutton, Quebec, Canada
Photography
Francis Pelletier, Loukas Yiacouvakis
Typology
Residential › Houses › Cottage
Alexandre-de-Sève Town House: When Heritage and Contemporary Meet. Restoring a 19th-century house while retaining the heritage and creating a contemporary addition is quite a challenge. The original 60 m² building has been fully restored and converted into two apartments: a two-floor 4 ½ and a 3 ½ on the second floor.
Project name
Alexandre-de-Sève town house
Architecture firm
Guillaume Lévesque architecte
Location
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Photography
Charles Lanteigne photo
Principal architect
Guillaume Lévesque
Design team
Matisse Aubin Thuot
Collaborators
Matisse Aubin Thuot
Structural engineer
GENIEX
Environmental & MEP
Group Cémec Inc,
Landscape
L’espace paysage, Martine Boudreault
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk AutoCAD
Typology
Residential › House
