Atelier Pierre Thibault

Le Lupin House

Le Lupin House
© Maxime Brouillet

LE LUPIN HOUSE

Atelier Pierre Thibault

AREA
1000 ft²

PHOTOGRAPHS
Maxime Brouillet, Laurence Gaudette

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Pierre Thibault, Émilie Gagné-Loranger

YEAR
2017

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
Rivière-Du-Loup, Canada

Text description provided by architect.

Located on a peninsula on the Saint-Lawrence River, this small house cohabits with white cottages typical of the beach area.

The house’s cladding thus blends it into its immediate environment, while providing a soft contrast with the surrounding vegetation.

Le Lupin House
© Maxime Brouillet
Le Lupin House
© Maxime Brouillet

The vertical latticework protects the occupant’s intimacy on the summer days when tourists stroll along the seaside road.

The generous terraces allow for a direct contact with the exterior: nature is only a step away at any time.

This small white house sets in naturally in its environment, quite like lupins, wild flowers that populate the site.

A secondary residence for young family, the Lupin takes the form of a small cabin nested in the middle of generous terraces.

Le Lupin House
© Maxime Brouillet
Le Lupin House
© Maxime Brouillet

Interior spaces are limited to maximize contact with the exterior.

The living spaces are located on the second level to benefit from a panoramic view of the Saint-Lawrence River, while bedrooms on the ground floors have direct access to shaded gardens.

Le Lupin House
© Maxime Brouillet
Le Lupin House
© Laurence Gaudette

Playful alternations of voids, double heights and latticework frame a diversity of views on the surrounding landscape.

The stilts enhance the house’s delicate insertion on the site.

Le Lupin House
© Laurence Gaudette
Le Lupin House
© Laurence Gaudette

The spiral stairs going up to the roof are the unique curved element, connecting all three levels.


Le Lupin House
Ground Floor Plan
Le Lupin House
First Floor Plan


Le Lupin House
Elevation 01
Le Lupin House
Section


Le Lupin House
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Atelier Pierre Thibault
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Atelier Pierre Thibault
373 Rue Saint-Jean, Québec, QC G1R 1N8, Canada