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The cottage that uses timber innovatively.
The Wooden Wing
On the shores of Lac Supérieur in Quebec's Laurentians sits a
large cottage − a stunning homage to timber.
By v2com | Photographs by David Marien-Landry
T
he Wooden Wing is a large cottage that is perched
on a sizeable outcrop of granite bedrock, with a
commanding yet intimate view of the lake on one
side and Mont Tremblant on the other.
This living space sits on a large, semi-polished
concrete slab raised slightly above the natural outcrop,
placing the house in close contact with its natural
surroundings, from which it is separated by distinctive
clear, glass walls.
A white cedar roof – the wooden wing – boasts
ample eaves overhanging the glassed-in volume,
protects the living spaces from excessive direct
sunlight and provides shelter for outdoor sitting areas,
which extend the interior rooms organically.
Perpendicular to the wooden wing, a nearly opaque
two-story volume holds the house’s service areas
and bedrooms.
The house plays on the duality of openness and
opacity, day spaces and night spaces. The use of a
limited palette of materials – white cedar, polished
concrete, black aluminium and transparent glass – both
inside and out help erase the boundaries between
architecture and nature.
24 JUNE / JULY 2018 //
The interior also has wooden features from top to bottom.