Val-des-Monts Boathouse, Québec Rural Retreat, Canada Countryside Architecture Photos
Val-des-Monts Boathouse in Québec
28 Sep 2020
Val-des-Monts Boathouse
Design: Shean Architects
Location: Val-des-Monts, Québec, Canada

photo © Doublespace Photography
Val-des-Monts is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Tucked away within these mountainous forests, along the edge of a lake sits the Val-des-Monts Boathouse.

photo © Younes Bounhar
The boathouse was designed with materials that draw connections to the surrounding site, emphasizing natural elements that strategically blend and pop within the enclosing environment.

photo © Doublespace Photography
The approach was to create optimal views that emphasize the surrounding landscape, the boathouse was intentionally placed to maximize these views.
photo © Doublespace Photography
The windows frame incredible sunsets and capture intimate moments of the passing seasons. The interior maintains a contemporary design, using natural light to highlight the raw materials that seamlessly merge from the outside in.

photos © Doublespace Photography
The boathouse remains in harmony with nature, drawing influence from the encompassing setting blended within a contemporary design.

photos © Younes Bounhar
Val-des-Monts Boathouse in Qu̩bec, Canada РBuilding Information
Design: Shean Architects

Project size: 1750 ft2

Site size: 4500 ft2

Completion date: 2017

Building levels: 2

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