Architects:ACDF Architecture

Year :2021

Photographs :Adrien Williams

Lead Architects :Maxime-Alexis Frappier, Martin Champagne, Mireille Létourneau

City : Montreal

Country : Canada

Built on a 250,000 sq. ft. forested plot, the urban family wanted a modern home to enhance their communion with nature, both internally and externally, while serving as a peaceful retreat enabling family members to reconnect with each other, and also enjoy solitary moments.

The Apple Tree. During the very first explorations of the concept, the architects sought a sensitive approach to drawing nature inside of the house, while the owner embraced vivid childhood memories of growing up in an orchard environment. The apple tree was symbolic of his earliest encounters with nature as a child, and of the continuity of that connection years later while picking apples with his own children, part of an enduring tradition of quality time spent with the family in nature’s embrace. The apple tree was instantly incorporated into their collective vision, becoming the core of the project.