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Negotiating the steep topography of a lake-side site, this holiday house consists of two volumes stacked on one another. The lower volume nestles into the landscape so that it is barely visible as one first approaches the house. The upper volume rests on the lower one and on a concrete pier to form both a bridge and a cantilever. This massing strategy allows for increased access and permeability of the site and emphasizes the charged relationship between the building and the ground.

View on arrival, Image Courtesy © Doublespace Photography

• Architects: Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster
• Project: Sky House
• Location: Stoney Lake, Canada
• Photography: Doublespace Photography
  
• General Contractor: Timberline Custom Homes
• Structural Engineer: Jim Thomson
• Landscape Design: Gray Landscape Construction
• Area: 290 m² / 3,100 SF
• Completed: October 2017

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