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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Hatley House in Canada by Pelletier de Fontenay + FRANÇOIS ABBOTTJune 12th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: v2com Approaching the Hatley house from the nearby dirt road, one immediately recognizes the high-pitched gables so typical of the area. The roofline stands out above the rolling hills: three gables clustered together in an unusual way. The house is built on a natural plateau, providing a breathtaking panoramic view of the surrounding countryside and the mountains beyond. This landscape is defined by rolling hills, pastures, forest, and mountains. Farmhouses, barns, and sheds are scattered within this scenery. These structures are integral to the language of this place. The house uses these elements from the original agricultural structures, reinterpreting them in a more abstract way.  Image Courtesy © James Brittain
 Image Courtesy © James Brittain Three identically shaped volumes of varying sizes and orientation are connected side by side without ever intersecting. Together, they form an uncommon yet coherent ensemble. The shape of the house constantly changes as you move around it, while always remaining clear and intelligible. Three surrounding courtyards form a square around the house. The steep standing seam metal roof and deep timber lattice façade echo the nearby constructions. Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain The house is composed of three wings: the central communal wing, the master wing, and the guest wing. All three wings have double-height spaces reaching up to 8m high. The two smaller wings also have more private wooden-clad mezzanines above the bedrooms. Inside the house, large windows frame carefully selected views onto to the agrarian landscape, while skylights in every double-height space fill the interiors with natural light all day round.  Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain A few key structural elements define the house: the continuous horizontal concrete foundation, the deep timber lattice façade that wraps around the entire house and the unified galvanized steel roof, all of which help link the volumes to one another. These structuring elements are meant to unify the architecture without simplifying it. The house is truly multi-layered. It is at once simple and complex, discreet and imposing, open and introverted, bare and luxurious.  Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain  Image Courtesy © James Brittain
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