Workshop Ladder reimagines the Quebec vernacular barn typology
Workshop Scale reinterprets the vernacular barn rural structure Québec for a recent artwork collector keep. Situated on the western shore of Lake Memphremagog in Magog, Canada, the Lakeside Gallery Residence is a recent reinterpretation of the standard barn quantity typical of rural Quebec. The design repeats this prototypical kind in 4 completely different articulations: an out of doors summer time home, an indoor winter home, a dwelling and a visitor quarter. Cedar roofs, brick partitions, and glass the bridges join the 4 volumes into one expertise.
This six-bedroom beachfront residence is oriented to seize the beautiful views and sunsets over the serene lake. Designed for an art-collecting couple, it presents beneficiant areas to host household gatherings and entertain mates. Inside, a collection of galleries and in situ installations are an inviting shock to find and expertise artwork that’s completely built-in with structure. Exterior floor-to-ceiling glass partitions body the pure panorama past, which serves as a dynamic backdrop that adjustments with time and seasons.
all pictures by Maxime Brouillet
The Lakeside Gallery Residence is split into 4 distinct volumes
The structure crew la Atelier Échelle conceives the home as a juxtaposition of 4 programmatically distinct volumes with distinctive functions. Situated closest to the lake is a 100-foot-long out of doors summer time terrace that features an out of doors kitchen, out of doors eating, a hearth lounge, and a heated pool. Simply to the rear, the indoor conservatory is open plan, comprising a kitchen, eating room, sitting room and music lounge. The residing space homes the master bedroom, workplace, wine cellar, pantry and powder room. The visitor rooms are positioned furthest from the lake and have 4 bedrooms every with an en suite rest room and a visitor lounge. Glass bridges and glass home windows present every quantity with an abundance of oblique pure gentle to showcase artwork and create casual thresholds between areas.
The Lakeside Gallery residence is constructed of bolstered concrete, metal framing and brick partitions. A structural system was designed to put in motorized glass that spans greater than 55 toes to seize an uninterrupted view of the lake and surrounding panorama. The 11-foot-tall picket entrance door opens into an artwork gallery and frames the lake. The open plan kitchen has absolutely glazed home windows instead of cabinets, flooding the area with pure gentle.
Atelier Échelle reimagines Quebec vernacular kinds in a contemporary lakeside residence
the inside combines finishes from pure supplies with refined items of artwork
The pure materials finishes, each inside and outside, have been fastidiously chosen to age gracefully and slowly purchase a layer of patina to replicate the passage of time. The outside partitions use dark-toned, water-beaten clay bricks sourced from Denmark, and the outsized roof shingles have been custom-made in a neighborhood workshop. The stone featured on the patio, backyard, out of doors kitchen and hearth is a mix of regionally sourced black and grey Cambrian granite. The inside kitchen island is a single block of uncooked stone with a live-edge charred walnut slab resting on prime to realize bar-height eating. A spread of supporting areas full the lodge expertise, from a cork-lined indoor fitness center to a billiards room draped in deep blue velvet drapes and a specifically designed Bourgogne wine cellar. The vineyard homes an extra of 1200 bottles, particularly geared in the direction of the distinctive form of a Bourgogne bottle. The glass and bronze microfluted door leads into an area clad in white oak millwork, compressed between a gravel flooring and a bronze ceiling. Recessed lighting and bronze mirrors dramatize the inside with a heat glow and reflections all through.
The powder room is lined on all sides with a custom mural representing the 4 seasons and playfully collages the occasions of the proprietor's life. An oil-rubbed bronze laud stands within the middle, gently reflecting the mural tones. A second set up by the identical artist conceptualizes floating iceberg mosaics in distinction to the nice and cozy water of the heated pool. The residence was conceived as the center floor between the massive and expansive views of the lake and the need to be surrounded by artwork. The partitions have been strategically positioned to keep away from dividing the areas whereas serving as a canvas for the house owners' rising artwork assortment.
The residence is split into 4 volumes, a summer time home, a winter home, a residing place and a visitor quarter
Cedar roofs, darkish brick partitions and glass bridges join the house's design to its pure environment
floor-to-ceiling glass partitions body ever-changing pure landscapes as dynamic backdrops for artwork and life
The home consists of bolstered concrete, metal construction and Danish clay bricks in darkish shades that add character
Domestically crafted custom outsized roof shingles make sure the residence ages gracefully over time
the bay home windows and glass partitions carry gentle into the areas that completely body the encompassing panorama
the entry's 11-foot-tall picket door opens right into a gallery area that frames lakeside views