Archinect - News2024-05-16T05:43:56-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150391439/studioac-completes-coastal-canadian-home-embedded-into-a-steep-ridge
StudioAC completes coastal Canadian home embedded into a steep ridge Niall Patrick Walsh2023-10-26T11:51:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/72/723ad87aa74cd15a1741b428d51bf0bf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Toronto-based <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150096548/studioac" target="_blank">StudioAC</a> has completed a residence east of the city, in a landscape characterized by an “intricate coastline and a bourgeoning wine-making industry.” The home, named Cherry Valley House, sits on a steep ridge that descends to the lakeshore.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5c/5c3e45c3504ecd0e2ef84b1a6a2c762a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5c/5c3e45c3504ecd0e2ef84b1a6a2c762a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Felix Michaud</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/07/07a18d91b631bbd92c421bceb1551f78.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/07/07a18d91b631bbd92c421bceb1551f78.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Felix Michaud</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The house is sunken into the ridge, “protected at its back and providing a vantage point below the trees,” according to the team. Large windows on the shore-facing facade frame views of the lake, while panoramic windows at ground level face an adjacent meadow. Above, large dormer windows bring additional natural light into the space.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e9/e9ece2209f10268e1e393eacb461abb0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e9/e9ece2209f10268e1e393eacb461abb0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Felix Michaud</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/10/10f66fe107fe2273e01d24ae5648a39e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/10/10f66fe107fe2273e01d24ae5648a39e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Felix Michaud</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The home’s contemporary spatial sequencing is contrasted by materiality drawing inspiration from the area’s agrarian architecture. Outside, brick and cedar “celebrate the duality of the site,” with brick used on the solid wall holding back the hillside, and a cedar roof wrapping down the facade fa...</p>