Lac Superieur Residence in Canada by Saucier + Perrotte Architects
March 8th, 2009 - Posted in Home Design
Perched on a hillside in Lac Superieur, Mont-Tremblant in Laurentian mountains of Quebec, Canada, the residence was designed by Montreal-based architectural firm Saucier + Perrotte, who won the Canadian Architect magazine’s Award of Excellence for this project in 2004 (the magazine called the entry the Lac Superieur Residence in Lac Superieur, Mont-Tremblant) has a simple boxy elegance that lets the surrounding landscape take centre stage.
This vacation residence nicknamed ‘the cube’ by locals, it’s divided into three functional areas, sleeping quarters on the top floor, middle and entry floor for living and the lowest level for play. As it should be, the building’s real redeeming features reveal themselves inside. The views from the floor-to-ceiling windows provide all the visual stimulus you’ll need, and at the same time, demand a streamlined approach to everything else in the interior.
The home design stuns with its elegant lines, stylish use of materials and lack of unnecessary distractions. The boxy-cubey theme continues inside as do the color scheme and the lack of distracting materials.
Although the house building looks like a disorganized corner of a stylish container-port it exudes a solitary, silent grace that allows the distinctive, four seasons of the mountain to provide the main attraction. The Canada’s building meets the criteria for a log cabin as described in the area’s design guidelines for recreational development yet, fortunately, fails to resemble a Tyrolean mini castle. more home design in Canada
