Project Winner
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Sited in a hayfield with a panoramic view of Ontario’s Beaver Valley, this
weekend house is approached by a long driveway that ascends the rolling fields.
The family arrives through a skylit carport under a sheltering overhang.
Cement-parged masonry walls extending into the landscape shelter the house from
the wind. The woody interior features sapele window frames, a fir floor built
out to the pool deck and a fir plywood ceiling that continues outside under
the overhang. Taking advantage of the sloping topography, the concrete floor
steps down to give additional height to the living room.
Rooms are stratified into linear zones. The living area and all four bedrooms
face the view. Secondary service spaces – washrooms, laundry, storage and mechanical
rooms – sit behind. The exception is the guest suite, which faces the rear with
its own entry onto the driveway. Forced-air heating and cooling supplements
the in-floor radiant heating system with ground-source heat exchange. The living
areas are spatially continuous, connected by a sun-porch whose glass wall pushes
to the edge of the overhanging roof. The small bedrooms have efficient built-in
cabinetry. The master bedroom opens onto a terrace facing the distant view of
Georgian Bay.
Banse: I like the way the concrete wall slices through the
building.
Daoust: The house has an interesting relationship with the
landscape.
Drobot: This is quite beautiful.
Bullock: I like the deep overhang and the way the eavestrough
avoids the corner as it comes down.
