Chris Collaris builds House H in rural Ontario with local quarry stone
Dutch architect Chris Collaris has completed this property in Ontario, Canada using stone sourced from a nearby quarry, wood from the building site, and vegetation from surrounding fields for the green roof.
The low-lying House H is located among the rolling fields of Mount Brydges, a small municipality in Southern Ontario. This rural area is located in Canada's Great Lakes region, near the US border. Collaris designed the property for residents that run a plant nursery on the extensive plot of land and wanted to add a home that could be used by three generations of a growing family.
The stone, wood and plants form part of Collaris' intent to build the villa "with things which were pleasantly close".
Exterior walls and the floors inside the home are made with a stone called Eramosa, sourced from a nearby quarry in Wiarton, Ontario. Different treatments were used for the floors and walls, giving them a different appearance. The dark, polished floors are cut in an irregular pattern, while the facade stones are a matte grey that Collaris chose to make the walls appear more solid.
"We cut it so you see the different gradient colour layers of the stone," he told Dezeen. "And again in different layers in height with seams in almost the same colour of the stone in order to get a more massive look of the facades."
The roof is covered with a thick soil mixture developed by the owners, and planted with vegetation from their nursery. According to Coll...
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