Naturehumaine Architecture & Design

Sorel Residence

Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams
Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams

Sorel Residence

NatureHumaine

ARCHITECTS
Naturehumaine

PHOTOGRAPHS
Adrien Williams

AREA
2100 Ft²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Sorel, Canada

CATEGORY
Houses

Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams
Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams

Text description provided by architect.

We were faced with the challenge of designing a contemporary single-family home in the middle of suburbia, amidst a sea of Victorian-inspired houses.

Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams
Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams

The client purchased a vacant lot in Sorel, a suburb of Montreal, to be close to her family. She imagined a house that would stand out from its surroundings.

The form of the house was created by offsetting 2 rectangular bars in plan, bridging over them with a gable roof and chamfering the corners.

Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams
Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams

These chamfered cuts in the roof both create dynamic angular perspectives and create intimate covered exterior spaces such as the front entry and the screened-in porch.

A small footprint of 1200 sqft was used on a generous sized site, leaving the existing trees undisturbed.

Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams
Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams

The house was oriented perpendicular to the road, creating a semi-private wooded garden on the north side of the house.

Southern light is brought in by two majestic skylights positioned at the center of the house.

Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams
Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams

An angular yellow volume dividing the two skylights both warms the light, and diverts its direction.

Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams
Sorel Residence
© Adrien Williams


Sorel Residence
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Sorel Residence
Floor Plan
Sorel Residence
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