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The Wood Duck
The Wood Duck
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, QC, Canada
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The Wood Duck
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, QC, Canada
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
The Wood Duck is L’Abri’s first built house design. A simple concept, rational plan and traditional methods of construction were put forward to simplify the construction of the project, self-build by a young carpenter with a modest budget. The architecture is humble : the little wood volume recedes in the landscape.
This house was drawn for a young carpenter wishing to self-build his first home in Bolton, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
The land faces the ski slopes of Mont Glen to the south and overlooks the river below. This topography orients the house plan. The south facade opens fully to the valley. The north facade, headed towards the public domain, is only punctuated by two discrete punch windows.
The footprint of the house is modest, it’s plan is square. On the ground floor, natural light pours down on the living spaces, through the curtain-wall of the double height set to the south. Serving spaces are positioned to the north. The upper level houses two bedrooms and one bathroom.
The project inhabits the landscape humbly. It’s simple form and the uniform board and batten siding participate to blend the little rough hemlock volume in it’s environment. The evolutive and rough nature of it’s skin preserves the natural surroundings.
It’s owner baptised it the Wood Duck.
The studio : L’Abri is a Montreal based design-build office. It was established in 2013 by three architecture graduates from the University of Montreal. The firm operates a design studio, a workshop and a construction team. From the object to the built, the human scale is at the heart of it’s process.
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Jack Jérôme
Jean-Christophe Laniel
Alexandre Desourdy
This house was drawn for a young carpenter wishing to self-build his first home in Bolton, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
The land faces the ski slopes of Mont Glen to the south and overlooks the river below. This topography orients the house plan. The south facade opens fully to the valley. The north facade, headed towards the public domain, is only punctuated by two discrete punch windows.
The footprint of the house is modest, it’s plan is square. On the ground floor, natural light pours down on the living spaces, through the curtain-wall of the double height set to the south. Serving spaces are positioned to the north. The upper level houses two bedrooms and one bathroom.
The project inhabits the landscape humbly. It’s simple form and the uniform board and batten siding participate to blend the little rough hemlock volume in it’s environment. The evolutive and rough nature of it’s skin preserves the natural surroundings.
It’s owner baptised it the Wood Duck.
The studio : L’Abri is a Montreal based design-build office. It was established in 2013 by three architecture graduates from the University of Montreal. The firm operates a design studio, a workshop and a construction team. From the object to the built, the human scale is at the heart of it’s process.
Photo credits :
Jack Jérôme
Jean-Christophe Laniel
Alexandre Desourdy
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