Open to the outside, but protected and sheltered. Expansive, but humble and unobtrusive on the land. These were the seemingly incongruous directives was given for a new-build chalet along the shore of Lac Archambault, near Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. In response, the firm delivered a low-slung, glass-wrapped marvel that creates a harmonious relationship with its surroundings, dissolving transitions through well-orchestrated architectural gestures and a restrained material palette.
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