BOOM TOWN

CEDRUS Residence

BOOM TOWN

6. October 2015

PROJECT CREDITS

Architecture
Eric Joseph Tremblay (BOOM TOWN)

General contractor
Luc Corbeil (Bois et Nature construction)

Structural engineer
Pierre Brassard (GENIEX)

Mechanical engineer
Guillaume Dupré (PLANEKO)

Interior design
BOOM TOWN et Mario Januario (MJ Design)

Landscaping and horticulture
Jean-Philippe Laliberté

Cabinet making
Jean-François Asselin (Atelier Boisteck)

Lighting
Antoine Laverdière (LumiGroup)

Stairs and railings
Martin Bättig (Bättig Design)

Photographer
Angus McRitchie

Photo: Angus McRitchie

Located on slightly sloping land on the shore of the Gate Lake, the chalet takes place on the edge of a cedar wood with majestic mature incline trunk trees. Although the footprint of this two-story building is substantial, because the roof slope follows the landscape the impact of it site integration is minimal.

Photo: Angus McRitchie

The entrance to the chalet is located on the upper level where you access by a big outdoor porch to the doorway. The lower level, where the living spaces are located (living room, kitchen, dining room) is at the same plane of the ground nearby; allowing easy access to the land by many doors on the tree facades on the side of the lake.

Photo: Angus McRitchie

A large terrace next to the master bedroom offers the most cleared and marvelous view of the lake and a generous sunlit space for the occupants. The extremities of the two circulation axes that serve the interior spaces are glazed, offering a unique picture of the landscape. The exterior finishes of the building are made from dressed stones and cedar cladding, natural materials and site specific. The sloped roof is covered with zinc finish steel that partially turn toward the ground to in a manner of a protective case, but still letting go through the beauty of the landscape at the heart of the project.