
Le Lupin House
LEAD ARCHITECTS
Pierre Thibault, Émilie Gagné-Loranger
YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Houses
LOCATION
Rivière-Du-Loup, Canada
ARCHITECTS
Atelier Pierre Thibault
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.
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.
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.
Playful alternations of voids, double heights and latticework frame a diversity of views on the surrounding landscape.
The spiral stairs going up to the roof are the unique curved element, connecting all three levels.
