Overlooking the stunning Lake Memphremagog, this modern residence is defined by a simple yet powerful idea: two wooden volumes stacked in perfect harmony with nature. The lower volume anchors the home to the rocky terrain with expansive horizontal glazing, while the upper cedar-clad block appears to float above—offset to create shaded outdoor spaces and a rooftop terrace. Inside, a dramatic double-height space connects both volumes, flooding the interior with natural light and enhancing the connection to the surrounding landscape.
🌿 Key Features: • Two stacked rectangular volumes • Floating upper block with cantilever • Double-height living space • Panoramic lake views • Seamless indoor-outdoor connection
A minimalist composition that proves simple forms can create powerful architecture.
Balanced delicately on a rocky outcrop above the waters of Lake Mimfermigok, this home
isn't asking for attention.
It is simply a quiet, masterful composition of two simple forms.
At its absolute core, this architecture is defined by duality.
It's essentially two wooden volumes, stacked and ever so slightly shifted.
It creates this beautiful paradox, a house that feels intensely grounded, yet somehow
weightless.
The lower block firmly anchors the structure to the land, while the upper volume just seems
to hover above it, light and completely restrained.
From the outside, the base volume stretches horizontally.
It is entirely open and transparent, using expansive glass walls to connect the living
spaces directly to the forest and the lake.
But right above it?
A solid, cedar-clad form that feels almost monolithic.
Punctured only by these incredibly slim vertical openings, it perfectly contrasts the openness
below with a deep sense of privacy and calm.
And because that upper volume is offset, it naturally creates a shaded rooftop terrace
perfectly carved between the two forms.
Where these two volumes intersect, the space suddenly opens up into a stunning double-height
void.
This vertical leap draws daylight deep into the core of the home, linking the living area
below with the mezzanine above.
Walking through this house is an intentional sequence of compression and release, a subtle,
architectural choreography shaped entirely by light and volume.
Because of this duality, each level offers a completely different relationship with the
landscape.
Up top, large framed openings act like quiet observatories, capturing these elevated, distant
views over the tree line.
But down below, the floor-to-ceiling glazing completely dissolves the boundary between
inside and out.
It immerses your daily life in the immediate, raw presence of the lake and the forest.
Home doesn't fight the terrain, it follows it.
Stepping down through a series of clearings, the journey naturally descends from the road,
down to the garage, into the house, and finally to the pool.
Every step brings you closer to the water.
The lower volume even acts as a bridge over a natural gully, allowing rainwater to flow
freely beneath it, perfectly preserving the site's original ecological logic.
A highly consistent, restrained palette of warm cedar and glass unifies the entire project.
The massive openings invite nature to step inside, while the rich, natural wood softens
the home's geometric presence.
The result is a completely flawless transition between built form and raw landscape.
Like a pair of carefully, deliberately placed blocks, this house embraces simplicity as
its greatest strength.
It is an architecture that never competes with nature.
It simply, and quietly, frames it.
