Remnants of an old farm road, low stone fences punctuating the landscape, striking views and a client with a penchant for the works of British sculptor Andy Goldsworthy: What more could Wei-Han Vivian Lee and James Macgillivray, founding principals of Lee and Macgillivray Architecture Studio (LAMAS), have wished for as they first met with their new client in North Hatley in Quebec’s Eastern Townships? She wanted a home she would eventually occupy on a full-time basis, and which her daughter — and her family — would consider theirs as well. Toronto-based LAMAS had already built a house in the small community, and they knew it intimately — particularly Macgillivray, who spent many summer holidays here.

The site occupies part of a much…

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