Articles by James Brillon

PARKA Architecture overhauls modernist Canadian home

September 8, 2017 James Brillon 0

PARKA Architecture has renovated a modernist home in Quebec City, preserving its most successful features while bringing in more natural light and decluttering the interiors. Located in the residential neighbourhood of Sainte-Foy, the original home was built in the 1960s, but was in need of a refresh. PARKA collaborated with Canadian product designer Guillaume Sasseville, a

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A-I-R creates oasis around central living spaces at Arizona desert house

September 1, 2017 James Brillon 0

Patterned brick walls define this Arizona home by A-I-R Architects, providing residents with a variety of indoor and outdoor living spaces amongst the desert landscape. Located in Paradise Valley, an affluent town near Phoenix, Ghost Wash House encompasses 8,500 square feet (790 square metres) and contains three bedrooms. A detached pool house also has its

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Artist’s retreat in West Virginia sits above a limestone quarry

August 25, 2017 James Brillon 0

This steel-and-glass box perched above an abandoned limestone quarry in West Virginia is designed by Wiedemann Architects to provide a living space and workshop for a Parisian sculptor. Completed in 2015, the Hawk’s Nest home and studio encompasses 2,100 square feet (195 square metres). “Our goal was to create a simple form that was simultaneously

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Artist’s retreat in West Virginia sits above a limestone quarry

August 25, 2017 James Brillon 0

This steel-and-glass box perched above an abandoned limestone quarry in West Virginia is designed by Wiedemann Architects to provide a living space and workshop for a Parisian sculptor. Completed in 2015, the Hawk’s Nest home and studio encompasses 2,100 square feet (195 square metres). “Our goal was to create a simple form that was simultaneously

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Cuboid extension by EL Studio sits atop a Maryland bungalow

August 19, 2017 James Brillon 0

New York firm EL Studio has placed a contemporary box-shaped extension on top of this suburban home in Maryland to more than double its size. The Lincoln Street Residence was recently completed by EL Studio founders Elizabeth Emerson and Mark Lawrence for a young family with two small children. The clients wanted to expand their

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Cuboid extension by EL Studio sits atop a Maryland bungalow

August 19, 2017 James Brillon 0

New York firm EL Studio has placed a contemporary box-shaped extension on top of this suburban home in Maryland to more than double its size. The Lincoln Street Residence was recently completed by EL Studio founders Elizabeth Emerson and Mark Lawrence for a young family with two small children. The clients wanted to expand their

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Canadian lake house by Paul Bernier features dark wood and rusted metal cladding

August 18, 2017 James Brillon 0

Montreal architect Paul Bernier has completed a home clad in blackened timber and weathering steel on the shores of a lake in rural Quebec. The two-storey residence overlooks Lac Charlebois, one of many bodies of water in the Laurentien mountain range, a popular vacation destination just north of Montreal. “Our clients wanted to build a contemporary house, luminous and

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Canadian lake house by Paul Bernier features dark wood and rusted metal cladding

August 18, 2017 James Brillon 0

Montreal architect Paul Bernier has completed a home clad in blackened timber and weathering steel on the shores of a lake in rural Quebec. The two-storey residence overlooks Lac Charlebois, one of many bodies of water in the Laurentien mountain range, a popular vacation destination just north of Montreal. “Our clients wanted to build a contemporary house, luminous and

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Higgins Lake House by Jeff Jordan Architects sleeps up to 20 guests

August 11, 2017 James Brillon 0

Sited by Michigan’s Higgins Lake, this long wooden residence by Jeff Jordan Architects can accommodate up to 20 people despite its restricted footprint. A couple with grown children commissioned the firm to design a lake house for their extended family and friends. “Many families in Michigan share a tradition of spending weekends and vacations in

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Monochrome Canadian ski lodge by Atelier Kastelic Buffey echoes traditional farmhouses

August 4, 2017 James Brillon 0

Toronto firm Atelier Kastelic Buffey has completed a black-and-white ski chalet in Ontario’s Blue Mountains, echoing the forms of the area’s traditional barns and farmhouses. The residence, dubbed Alta Chalet, encompasses 3,000 square feet (278 square metres) and was designed for a family of five. “Located near the end of a cul-de-sac in a private

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