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Perchée Residence / Matière Première Architecture

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Set on a maple-wooded site, the land slopes gently toward a valley where a river traces its course at the base of the terrain. It is within this natural movement of the ground that Perchée takes shape—a house that favors restraint over imprint, and whose siting strategy seeks, above all, to limit clearing in order to preserve the site's most valuable quality: the feeling of being truly immersed among the trees.

Atelier Matière Première – Nu Drom / Matière Première Architecture

Hana Abdel — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Matière Première Architecture is an architecture studio based in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Closely partnered since 2016 with its sister company, Nu Drom, a construction firm, the two teams had long been seeking a permanent site to root their shared identity, one built on the seamless integration of design and construction. The opportunity to jointly acquire a site at the gateway of the town of Magog, alongside a third partner from the woodworking industry, marked the starting point of a foundational project. Two buildings were designed by Matière Première Architecture and constructed simultaneously by Nu Drom: one dedicated to artisanal production, and the other conceived as a space for work, reflection, and public engagement. While focusing here on the office building, both structures were envisioned as part of a unified architectural ensemble, coherent in both materiality and placement.

Oakhill House / Matière Première Architecture

Paula Pintos — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Nestled within the densely forested municipality of Bromont, near Montreal, Oakhill is a single-family residence conceived by local architect studio, Matière Première Architecture, and constructed by its partner firm, Nu Drōm.

Chalet A / Matière Première Architecture

Paula Pintos — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 18:00:00 +0000

Charmed by the ever-so-popular typology of the A-frame cottage, the new owners of this 1950s property aspired to renovate and revitalize the cottage into a 21st-century home. Located in the Eastern Townships, near Montréal, this unique structure sits on an evergreen forest, nearly touching the water on its breathtaking waterplane. Inaccessibility during the long winter months greatly contributed to accumulated neglect, essentially exposing the old cabin to years of harsh Canadian winters.