ACDF architects wraps lake house in Canada with wooden band

settled on a large piece of land close to the shores of lake memphremagog in canada,
‘house lachance’ is a second home to the canadian clients who requested a home that would
demonstrate and embody their desire to return to a balanced lifestyle, using simple
technologies, and materials requiring little maintenance.

the project by ACDF architects is built with openness as the key focus, without the use of
physical boundaries and the starting point being the immediate landscape. located in the
center of the site, the fence is redefined as a continuous wood band. from the ground, the
wood band rises and envelops the living spaces by modulating the openings of the house.
cues taken from the vernacular typology of wooden farm buildings were translated and
reinterpreted to define this modern house, which in turn opens into the landscape.

the resulting wooden volume is solidly anchored to the ground by a concrete mass that
conserves the traces of the hemlock. the timber cladding used is the main material and left its
natural state. overtime this will achieve a gray patina and slowly begin to blend in with the
natural environment, fitting into the trees that already inhabit the site.