Paul Bernier Architecte

Cottage in Sutton

Cottage in Sutton
© Claude Dagenais

Cottage in Sutton

Paul Bernier Architecte

GENERAL CONSTRUCTOR
Pierre Boivin Construction

MANUFACTURERS
Alumilex, Ecocèdre

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Paul Bernier

COLLABORATORS
Anick Thibeault

PHOTOGRAPHS
Claude Dagenais

AREA
2400 ft²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Sutton, Canada

CATEGORY
Cabins & Lodges, Houses

Text description provided by architect.

A mountain cottage for ski weekends, for a family with 2 children. The project simply draws itself through the landscape as a black stroke hurtling down the slope.

Cottage in Sutton
© Claude Dagenais
Cottage in Sutton
© Claude Dagenais

This axis, heavily marked by the shape of the house, points towards the south as well as Mount Sutton, a view which we wanted to prioritize.

The roof slope is inverted to the site’s topography. Hence, the house has 2 levels to its south end, with wide openings, whereas its north end has a low facade with few openings and is protected by a car shelter.

Cottage in Sutton
© Claude Dagenais
Cottage in Sutton
© Claude Dagenais

The shelter’s concrete wall also protects the house from runoff waters coming from the mountain, which are heavy during the melting season.

The house is completely covered by cedar planks dyed black on its outdoor walls, and white on the inside faces.

Cottage in Sutton
© Claude Dagenais
Cottage in Sutton
© Claude Dagenais

The plank siding is disxplayed horizontally, with a vertical plank corresponding to the position of each of the structural columns inserted in the side walls.

Inside, one can see the roof beams supported by these columns which give rhythm to the space.

Cottage in Sutton
© Claude Dagenais
Cottage in Sutton
© Claude Dagenais
Cottage in Sutton
© Claude Dagenais

Seen from the road, the green roof is the cottage’s most visible element, the house being downwards.

When seen from the north, during summer and winter with its snow cover, the house thus melts itself through the landscape.


Cottage in Sutton
© Claude Dagenais
Cottage in Sutton
© Claude Dagenais
Cottage in Sutton
© Claude Dagenais


Cottage in Sutton
Upper Floor Plan
Cottage in Sutton
Lower Floor Plan
Cottage in Sutton
Roof Plan
Cottage in Sutton
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