Darkwood Residence is simple for the most part, but clever when it matters. It’s not detached from its surroundings, but part of it. The house steps down the steep hill to closely match the ground line, allowing it to stay connected to nature.
Today, on a stroll in Midtown Manhattan with Miguel Quismondo, under an unusually radiant December sun, on 242 east 52nd Street, we discovered a wonderful, small building, between party walls.
The Oblique Extension House comes from the need of the owners to recover a disused terrace of the master bedroom and generate a new deck on the ground floor.
Situated within the rolling hills of Quebec’s Eastern Townships, the Dyptique House is located in the quaint town of Stanstead. The setting is immersed in natural charm, offering striking views
Overlooking a mountain lake, with sweeping views of the North Cascades, the Bear Creek Basecamp family home respects its rugged Methow Valley surroundings.
This linear cabin stretches out along the length of a site that overlooks a reservoir in southwest Washington. The Swift cabin sits behind a 35 foot buffer zone between the building and the edge of a cliff that is required due to unstable slopes.
Élément Tremblant is a new ski chalet built in Mont Tremblant, Québec. The design was inspired by the early ski culture from the region as well as paintings from the era depicting après-ski hangouts.
On a prominent hilltop site in an exposed location, the design uses a simple lean-to form to establish protection from the prevailing winds while maintaining a low-profile, importantly minimising the visual impact on it’s outstanding natural setting.
