Three volumes clad in pale cedar form this holiday home for skiing in Quebec's Laurentian Mountains, which Montreal-based studio YH2 has arranged to make the most of views to its forested surrounds.

YH2 completed the Triptych residence in Wentworth-Nord, a small community roughly 100 kilometres north of Montreal.
The 2,500-square-foot (232-square-metre) property is split into three parts that are intended to fit in with its sloped site and the wooded surrounds. Two glazed volumes are used to connect the trio clad in pale cedar, without interrupting the "classic triptych" arrangement.

"The project is about the idea of fragmentation; it evolved from the desire to integrate three discrete shapes among existing trees on naturally sloping grounds," said YH2 in a project description.
YH2 angled the trio and gave them large windows and sloped roofs in order to make the most of surrounding views. The central volume opens up to a vista of nearby Lac Saint-Cyr, while the two either side are arranged "to be in more intimate contact with the nearby trees".

"Each one of the three volumes sets the stage for a specific natural tableau, framed by the building's geometry," said the studio. "The roofs, which slope up in three directions from the centre of the house, accentuate the views."

The architects took advantage of the site's slope by embedding the lower floor into the hill, so that the residence appears to nestle into the sn...