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La Chèvre / Atelier Pierre Thibault

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La Chèvre / Atelier Pierre Thibault - Facade, DeckLa Chèvre / Atelier Pierre Thibault - Table, Windows, Chair, GlassLa Chèvre / Atelier Pierre Thibault - Windows, ForestLa Chèvre / Atelier Pierre Thibault - Windows, Facade, BeamLa Chèvre / Atelier Pierre Thibault - More Images+ 10

Cookshire-Eaton, Canada
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La Chèvre / Atelier Pierre Thibault - Forest
© Alain Laforest

Text description provided by the architects. A small family, born and raised in Montreal, wanting to get closer to a peaceful place in the country, bought a beautiful site in the Eastern Townships in order to begin building their house. Their site majestically reveals itself, along a private road winding through the forest. A 180 degree panorama opens south, looking at the surrounding mountains, while a dense forest takes place to the north side.

La Chèvre / Atelier Pierre Thibault - Image 10 of 15
© Alain Laforest

Integration.

The house anchors itself in a slope, at the forest’s edge, to benefit from the magnificent view while having a direct contact with the dense vegetation on the other side, creating a link with various environments. To merge into the landscape and reduce its visual impact, the shape of the project adapts itself to the ground, never exceeding two floors.

La Chèvre / Atelier Pierre Thibault - Door, Windows, Deck
© Alain Laforest

The house takes form in several volumes, each of which contains a distinct function, benefiting from its natural context while harmonizing with it.

La Chèvre / Atelier Pierre Thibault - Table, Windows, Chair, Glass
© Alain Laforest

Innovation.

The different spaces are connected one after another, creating dynamic circulations while providing different sights on the environment. The architecture allows a wide variety of spaces, ranging from introverted to open spaces, from a direct and private contact with the ground to a wide panoramic view. The seemingly detached volumes spread elegantly through the site, as free particles delicately lay down.

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Technical consideration.

The apparent wooden structure adjusts itself to the volumes. The same constructive principle, a column-beam assemblage, is repeated and adapted according to the different proportions.

La Chèvre / Atelier Pierre Thibault - Table, Windows, Wood, Chair
© Alain Laforest

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