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True North

PrizeWinner in Architectural Design / Residential Architecture
Firm LocationMontreal, Canada
Project locationCornwall, Ontario, Canada
CompanyAlain Carle Architecte
Lead ArchitectAlain Carle
Design TeamAlain Carle, Michel Lefebvre, Jean-François Marceau, Christian Aubin
Projecthttp://alaincarle.ca/projects/residentiel/true-north/

Although Moulinette Island appears to be a natural setting, it is, in fact, a fabricated landscape formed by the opening of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, created in the mid 20th century. Therefore, the project proposes a direct relationship to the sky, horizon and wind, rather than its immediate suburban surrounding. The plan is conceptually developed as a maze of spaces interconnected by voids procuring micro spaces that can be recuperated by the inhabitant: small inner courtyards blocking the winds, semi-open spaces protected from the rain and spaces lit from the sky marking specific areas.