Kariouk Associates designed this cottage for a couple with a young son and would serve as a center-point for the gatherings of a greatly extended family and will one day become the family’s primary residence. The challenge was to implement an architectural strategy that breaks down very large programmatic requirements and, as a result, the seeming bigness of the proposed home.

Hurteau Miller Exterior

• Architects: Kariouk Associates
• Architectural Team: Paul Kariouk, Chris Davis, Susan Gardiner, Todd Duckworth, Mathew Lahey
• Location: Val-des-Monts, Québec
• Completed: 2010
• General Contractor: Timber Wolf Developments, Donald Thom
• Landscape Architect: Heartwood Design and Consulting Ltd., Colin Stewart
• Photo Credits: Photolux Studios, Christian Lalonde
• Software Used: AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop
• Key Materials: Western Red Cedar, pigmented concrete with exposed aggregate, aluminum curtain wall

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