Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has completed a cedar-wrapped house "inspired by the scattered boulders" that trail down the seaside property in Hubbards, Nova Scotia.
Known as Rockbound, the 4100-square foot (380-square metre) home sits on a rocky, sloped three-acre site overlooking a bay that connects the property to Peggy's Cove, a national historic site that can be seen across the water.
Rockbound is a seaside home in Nova Scotia, Canada
Omar Gandhi Architects (OGA) completed the three-bedroom house in 2023 for a couple, incorporating additional space for an ageing parent.
The house presents as two interlocked, stacking boxes ? that are meant to weather over time to match the pale grey of the sky ? perched on a hillside.
The exterior is "minimal in its massing" "The exterior is extremely minimal in its massing," said OGA principal Omar Gandhi.
"It was important that if we were going to veer from the more traditional homes of the area, we maintain a simple and quiet modernist language."
Omar Gandhi clad the home in naturally weathering cedar boards
Naturally weathering cedar boards were interspersed with detail elements of Corten steel to form picture frame hoops around the windows.
"Approaching the building from the public side, a sense of privacy and shelter welcomes visitors," the team said.
"The front door, carefully positioned within the foyer, tantalizes with hints of what lies beyond. Stepping around th...