The Lantern House, Québec Real Estate, Canadian Residence, Canada, Architecture Photos
The Lantern House in Val-Morin
May 13, 2022
Architect: MU Architecture
Location: Val-Morin, Qc, Canada

Photos: Ulysse Lemerise Bouchard
The Lantern, QC
Nestled in Quebec’s Laurentian forest, The Lantern residence is a composition of volumes with soothing and balanced proportions which, on winter nights, sparkles through the woods like a guiding lantern. The architectural structure, facing a large mountain and a beautiful lake, is spread across three levels, totaling 4,500 sq.ft. (420 sqm).

The pure ensemble presents itself discreetly by concealing its accesses and only partly revealing its interior spaces. The volumes, well embedded in the sloppy topography, create a gentle horizontality that hides the scale of the house on approach. Dark cedar cladding, with oscillating hues, blends the object gently into its natural environment.
Light-filled interiors

Once inside, bright white walls and warm wood paneling alternate from space to space.

A generous mudroom welcomes guests at the entrance. A hidden door in the wardrobe leads to a large sports locker and a double garage. The vestibule opens onto a long circulation axis that pierces the residence and continuously connects its inhabitants with the forest through large end openings. Wisely positioned at the intersection of the main circulation axes, the main staircase acts as the backbone of the project to which the rooms are graft...