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Maison de la Pointe / YH2 Architecture

Susanna Moreira — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

La Maison de la Pointe was originally a small summer cottage built on a vast land ending in a point on Lake Memphremagog. A modest construction from the first half of the 20th century, it bears witness to a time gone, when summer vacations were spent in a small lakeside cottage. What to do with this rustic cottage, cobbled together over the years and no longer meeting the owners' needs?

Wooden Blocks / YH2 Architecture

Susanna Moreira — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

On a rocky outcrop overlooking Lake Memphremagog, two blocks of wood gently harmonize with their surroundings. Two rectangular volumes, one laid atop the other, form a house. The first block resembles a bridge between two plateaux, straddling a natural gully that continues to drain runoff from heavy rains.

Counter-Slope House / YH2 Architecture

Susanna Moreira — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Situated on the southern shore of Lake Memphremagog, in the region of Potton, this residence engages with a landscape of striking geographical and atmospheric intensity. The site, defined by a steep incline descending toward a narrow strip of shoreline, is frequently cast in the shadow of the surrounding mountains, generating an ambiance at once archaic and contemplative. The architectural project emerges as a response to this dramatic setting — an attempt to co-inhabit the terrain with discretion and reverence.

Maison Aubé / YH2 Architecture

Hana Abdel — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Built in 1811 on the banks of the Rivière des Mille Îles, the Aubé house is a patriot's home nestled in the heart of a vast garden, a remnant of former farmland. Inhabited by the same family for generations, this site has become, over time, the stage for a multigenerational architectural and human story. Faced with evolving uses and the accumulation of ad hoc interventions, the owners wished to restore the heritage home to its original coherence and strength, while also increasing its capacity.

Maison Atelier / YH2 Architecture

Andreas Luco — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 17:00:00 +0000

The project reflects the natural evolution of this typical lot of Montreal towards greater densification. Over the last 20 years, the architectural firm has transformed this typical Montreal lot twice: First, with the creation in 2000 of the Maison Tour, a home/studio combination organized around an inner courtyard bracketed by a three-story vertical house and a workshop in a former garage at the back of the yard. Second, with the creation, based on the existing building at the back of the yard, of a second three-story home, the Maison Atelier yh2, independent of the original Maison Tour.

House Dans l'Escarpement / YH2 Architecture

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000

This light-filled house, an hour and a half from Montreal, is literally hanging from a cliff as its name, "Dans l’Escarpement", implies in French. It is located on land pertaining to an estate started over a hundred years ago and known for its remarkable landscapes and pristine lakes.

TRIPTYCH / YH2 Architecture

Rayen Sagredo — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 13:00:00 +0000

Montreal-based yh2 introduces TRIPTYCH, a three-pavilion residence carefully nestled in lakeside surroundings. The house, with its crisp lines and sober palette, was built on a sloping site overlooking a small lake in the Laurentian Mountains, one hundred kilometres from Montreal.

Window on the Lake / YH2

Cristobal Rojas — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 13:00:00 +0000

A window on the lake: the very essence of the cottage. A warm, simple wood dwelling open to nature and a peaceful lake.

Les Jumelles / YH2 Architecture

Daniel Tapia — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Built-in Caraquet village, Les Jumelles is two small sister constructions link in order to create a single family holiday house oriented towards the grandiose scenic view of the Baie-des-Chaleurs. Les Jumelles is simultaneously a peaceful retreat in nature in front of the sea as an architectural insertion in the context of the historical Acadian Village that is Caraquet. The site of the project is but a couple of hundred meters from the village's church and less than 60 meters from the thin sand beaches.

La Colombière / yh2

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000

Initially built as a small storage space by the previous owner, who was a lumberman, the building has been rearranged into a forest refuge by its new owner. La Colombière (Dovery) thus represents the completion and third phase of this simple one-story construction into a true retreat expanding on three floors.

The House of Sculptor Jarnuszkiewicz / yh2

Daniel Tapia — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000

The house of sculptor Jarnuszkiewicz is a collaborative work between client, sculptor Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz and architects Marie-Claude Hamelin and Loukas Yiacouvakis. The process by which this project was conceived follows the guidelines of the surrealist’s exquisite cadaver technique where each designer builds following the work done by the previous one. Each sculptural proposition was debated among ourselves until we finally agreed to express verticality as a strong and clear expression of the given landscape’s essence; a vast land overhanging lake Trousers filled by a chiaroscuro coniferous forest.

Spahaus / YH2 Architecture

Karen Valenzuela — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 08:00:00 +0000

Architectural design firm YH2 marries modern residences with a natural experience in the Canadian Laurentians. On the banks of Lac Supérieur, just 90 minutes north of Montreal (Quebec), a mountain that was once the property of a former religious congregation now houses a creative and innovative model for integrating contemporary architecture in a natural environment.

La Luge / YH2 Architecture

Daniel Sánchez — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:00:07 +0000

Mostly dedicated to the enjoyment of Quebec’s winter, La Luge is a secondary home lying in the midst of the forest. Nestled on its site, surrounded by dense vegetation preserving the house’s privacy, La Luge integrates a private spa which occupies almost a third of the useable area, adding on to the traditional countryside living spaces.

La Cornette / YH2 Architecture

Nico Saieh — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Built on the slope of a small hill, La Cornette is a country house open to the pastoral landscape that surrounds it. Under a soaring roof resembling a nun’s cornet wimple is a roomy dwelling modelled on traditional Quebec houses of old that lodged large families and their relatives. This house for celebrations and holidays, designed for two families, is set into the naturally uneven terrain in a way that brings each level into direct contact with the surrounding natural environment. It offers a resting place for all guests under its large gable in a series of bedrooms and unusual sleeping areas.

NB20º5 / YH2 Architecture

Nico Saieh — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000

With simple, spare lines inspired by the vernacular architecture of the Maritimes, the structure is composed of two wings made of sheet metal and wood, built directly on the ground in the centre of a natural clearing.