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Between the road and the river, the St-Ignace house allows you to enjoy the landscapes around it by creating distinct experiences with unique scenes that border it. Quietly revealing the St. Lawrence River, it allows you to contemplate nature while inhabiting it. Its openings create visual breakthroughs that magnify its environment and place architecture at the service of the landscape.

Strategic location

Located between two industrial hubs, St-Ignace island acts as a natural stopover for locals. Steeped in island traditions, its residents enjoy taking advantage of the proximity of the river in their daily life. It is along a road bordered by farmland and the St. Lawrence River that we find the St-Ignace house. Rippling along the banks, the road sometimes gives way to narrow strips of land nestled between land and sea. It is in one of these breaches that the project is set up, in continuity with the linear landscape that surrounds it. The residence offers a place of respite between two constant movements, one terrestrial and the other maritime.

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• Architects: Nathalie Thibodeau Architecte
• Project: St. Ignace Residence
• Location: 1178 Rang St-Michel, St-Ignace-de-Loyola
• Photography: Maxime Brouillet
  
• Clients: René Morel & Christine Leclerc
• Team: Pascale Parenteau-Gauthier
• Engineer: latéral.
• Exterior Siding: Éco-cèdre
• Project End Date: November 1, 2019

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