Home of the Week: Chester House by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects
On the South Shore of Nova Scotia in a tiny village called Chester sits a comfortable contemporary country abode by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, completed last year.
Architects
Atelier C by Nicholas Francoeur
Atelier C began as a country retreat for a couple but eventually turned into a full-time abode. The exteriors project a sense of thoughtful encapsulation and are also sculptural in the way the black angles rise from the crisp woodland scenery.
Lina Bo Bardi Finally Gets Her Due
Though she may not be as famous as Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Eero Saarinen, and Oscar Niemeyer, Lina Bo Bardi was one of the 20th century’s most influential female architects.
Skigard Cabin by Mork-Ulnes Architects
Norwegian wood.
The duo focused on the material vernacular of the region to construct the cabin.
Light & Dark House
A Gianni Botsford design in London.
In this five-storey Georgian house in Bloomsbury, London, architect Gianni Botsford has created a visual tension between abundant and minimal lighting.
