The client’s brief was to create a space reminiscent of their beloved downtown Chicago industrial loft in a rural farm setting. Furthermore, the design ought to incorporate their unique collection of antiques and architectural salvage.
James Brittain
James Brittain is an independent photographer based in Montreal, Canada, and shooting worldwide. He has 15 years experience in photography specialising in the field of architecture, interiors and the built environment.
James Brittain regularly provides lectures about his practice, photography and architecture, most recently at the London Institute (UK) and the School of Architecture at McGill University in Montreal.
James is married with two children. He divides his working time between studios in Montreal and London, UK.
LOCATION: Montreal, Canada
LEARN MORE: http://www.jamesbrittain.co.uk/
Enough House – Steel-Clad Cabin in Nova Scotia / MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects
The latest addition, Enough House, provides accommodation for an intern architect to work closely with MacKay-Lyons. The cabin is an essay in economy: space, budget, schedule and aesthetic. It shares the same minimalist ethic as the adjacent, 1830’s schoolhouse.
Contemporary Canadian Lake House Features Black Dyed Cedar and Rusted Metal Cladding
On a wooded lot on the shore of Lake Charlebois, our clients wanted to build a contemporary house, luminous and open to the nature. They wanted most of the spaces of the house to be level with the land.
Mirror Point Cottage / MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects
Mirror Point Cottage is a vacation home for a local fisherman’s daughter, her Dutch minimalist husband, and their two young children, on a lake near Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia. Fishing is one of Nova Scotia’s oldest industries, demonstrated by the weathered fishing shacks lining its coast. The Mirror Point cottage demonstrates the frugality of […]
MG2 House / Alain Carle Architecte
Inspired by the natural landscape and rural traditions, the MG2 House is a single-family home designed by Montreal-based Alain Carle Architecte. From the architect: This residence’s occupancy program has been fragmented into four pavilions, according to an organic plan, freeing a central space that looks completely outward. A little like the “heart of a village”, this […]
Three Dormer House in Toronto / Superkul
Three Dormer House is a single-family home that has been renovated by Toronto-based Superkül Studio. Project description: The renovation of this century-old midtown Toronto residence for an empty-nester couple converts it into a warm, modern, light-filled space that welcomes the sky and the gardens on the property. Three dormers were added to the front, back […]
