© Francis Pelletier
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A window on the lake: the very essence of the cottage. A warm, simple wood dwelling open to nature and a peaceful lake.
The house stands on the site of an old family cottage, just steps away from the shores of Lac Plaisant in the Mauricie region. Thanks to its simplicity, restraint and refinement, the project embodies the architect’s attempt to capture the essence of cottage life – a wooden home designed for vacations and enabling true communion with nature.
Featuring wood construction inside and out, the house’s single large gable covers all living spaces.
Sited in a small clearing, its foundation invisible, the home is a pure, light volume resting on a grassy carpet.
Its architecture is restrained and its scale modest, in tune with the clearing and lake.
The exterior, both roof and walls, is clad entirely in white cedar boards.
Both of the building’s long sides feature three large, tall glass panels, allowing seamless transitions between interior and exterior spaces.
The south side is all glass, creating a direct link between the lake and the living spaces, arranged under a large double-height gable extending outward to cover a small porch.
