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Characterized by an impressive overhang, the flow of interior and exterior spaces and the creative use of a double ground level, the project draws its roots in the work of the modernist architect Richard Neutra who shaped the built environment in the Californian desert.

Right from the first visit the architects noticed that the clients had adopted the rock mound for their base camp. They had built a floating deck on its top giving a sense of owning the site and offering views of the surrounding forest. This platform inspired the conceptual approach for the project: delicately dropping a deck on the mound and carrying the aerial effect with a transparent livable bridge. The idea of creating a symbiosis between the house and the topography, along with the audacious design, seduced the open-minded couple who are nature lovers as well as contemporary art enthusiasts.

Image Courtesy © Stéphane Lemire

• Architects: ESPACE VITAL architecture
• Project: Shelter on a Rock
• Location: Racine, Canada
• Photography: Stéphane Lemire
• Project Architect and Designer: Paul Faucher
• Assisted by: Dominick Lamontagne
• Site: Densely Wooded Lot of 11,792 m²
• Livable Area: 240 m²
• Beginning (interrupted during winter): October 2015
• Completion: Fall 2017

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