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Quebec ski chalet by YH2 features V-shaped roof modelled on bird's wings
The overhanging roof of this lakeside residence in Quebec's Laurentian mountain range was designed by architecture studio YH2 to match the profile of a bird's wings.
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Called the Wooden Wing, the house is located beside Lac Supérieur. Its main feature is its V-shaped butterfly roof, which the Montreal-based architects modelled on a bird in flight. This ensured a streamlined form that opens up towards views on both sides.
The roof soars over an open-plan kitchen and living space, which is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass to maximise views of the scenery from the building's lofted position.
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"The house is perched on a sizeable outcrop of granite bedrock, giving it a commanding yet intimate view of the lake and Mont Tremblant, on the other side," said YH2, founded in 1994 by Loukas Yiacouvakis and Marie-Claude Hamelin.
"The living spaces sit on a large, semi-polished concrete slab raised slightly above the natural outcrop, putting the house in close contact with its natural surroundings, from which it is separated by distinctive clear glass walls."
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The fold of the roof runs the length of the communal area, terminating at a perpendicular volume that houses the master suite – a few steps down – on one side and a garage on the other.
A metal and wood staircase with open risers doglegs up to the first floor, where three bedrooms sit on top of the garage. Across the landing and past the double-height space it overlooks, a private sitting and study area opens onto a terrace facing the lake.
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A consistent material palette was chosen for interior and exterior surfaces.
"The use of a limited palette of materials – white cedar, polished concrete, black aluminium and clear glass – both inside and out helps erase the boundaries between architecture and nature," said YH2, which completed the project in 2015.
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The Laurentians is a popular destination for Montreal's residents to keep secondary homes. Other projects in the area include a stepped home that seems to nest into its rocky surroundings and a minimalist black cabin that encompasses a single room.
Photography is by David Marin-Landry.
Project credits:
YH2 design team: Karl Choquette, Marie-Claude Hamelin, Étienne Sédillot, Loukas Yiacouvakis
General contractor: Construction Pascal Rondeau