By: YH2-Yiacouvakis Hamelin Architects

Where: Canadian Laurentians Forest

The beautifully perspective house is divided into three blocks that are linked by glass passageways. All of the blocks are in direct contact with the earth in some way. One block is the Entry Block for the kids rooms and family room. The second is the Daytime Block, which allows most of the light into the house with very large windows. The last is the Private Block. Bent Corten steel connects all of the blocks together and defines a series of outdoor settings like you can see in both of the pictures. The designer described this residence as "A forgotten shipwreck at the heart of the forest" It does remind me somewhat of a shipwreck in the forest. It is in the similar shape of a ship and the way the area around the house is cleared make me think that when it crashed there it smushed everything around it. I love this photograph of the outside of the house. It an awesome perspective.