A Contemporary Quebec Home Where Earth Meets Water
Situated above the Saguenay Fjord, this nature-centred building, Sur Le Ruisseau by Matière Première Architecture, defies gravity and expectations.
When does a building site both worry and excite an architect? When its potential challenges are equalled by inspiration. Such was the case with this plot in Quebec’s northern boreal landscape. Though the land was perched at the edge of the Saguenay Fjord, which carves its way through 100 kilometres of Quebec countryside, it promised stunning, forest-wrapped views. For Matière …