Forest House I, Eastern Townships Property, Canadian Residential Architecture Photos
Forest House I in Eastern Townships
17 Nov 2020
Forest House I
Design: Natalie Dionne Architecture
Location: Bolton-Est, Eastern Townships, QC, Canada

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.

The three-acre site, located in the Eastern Townships, is roughly 100 kilometers southeast of Montreal. Greatly valued by city dwellers for its natural beauty and relative proximity to urban life, the area has now become a choice spot for those willing and able to work from home. The clients, a professional couple, had long cherished the dream of building themselves a home in the heart of nature.
Discreetly inserted onto an outcrop of the Canadian shield, surrounded by mature hemlock and deciduous trees, the home is meant to pay tribute to the living forest. Wood dominates a restrained palette of materials, both inside and outside. The prematurely aged plank cladding, exposed framework, and various other interior finishes showcase all the richness of the natural material.

Strategic implantation

A natural cleft in the existing topography, suboptimal orientation, and the presence of numerous rocky outcrops presented a major...