Lake Jasper House, Chertsey Building, Matawinie Property, Canada Architecture, Architect, Interior
Lake Jasper House
Quebec Home in Matawinie: Canadian Contemporary Flexible Building – design by Architecturama
16 Oct 2019
Lake Jasper House in Chertsey
Design: Architecturama
Location: Chertsey, Matawinie, Quebec, Canada
Lake Jasper House in Chertsey
Whether visiting alone, with a large group of guests or as a family, the owners were looking for a relaxed, welcoming environment, conceptually similar to a cottage yet more refined, particularly in the relationships among spaces and between people. The goal was to have a present, living and enthusiastic architecture that engages the senses.

The design process, grounded in the setting, symbiosis with the site and a reduced environmental footprint, led to a reflection process on the functional elements and their optimization.
Minimum/maximum

The functions are divided into two types. Minimalist spaces housing functions requiring built-in elements or greater privacy are clustered on the north side. A ?maximal? space, containing all other functions, occupies the south side and allows free use of the space, open to interpretation and transformation.

Bleacher-style benches

Bleacher-style benches, meeting at right angles, are built into the main space. They are simultaneously oversized furniture, an agora, a circulation area, filters, dividers, bookshelves, structural elements, etc. They can be modified in three ways: as mo...