Right beside a majestic birch in Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, Quebec stands a beautiful cottage designed by CCM2 Architects.

The home is a contemporary reinterpretation of the vernacular architecture of Quebec’s summer cottages.

For maximum comfort, CCM2 Architecture designed this summer cottage so that the owners had access to the same utilities found in their principal residence. It is perfect for the needs of the young family that owns it.

CCM2 thought of everything, as there’s even a guesthouse in the back to respect everyone’s privacy.

On the first floor is a large family living area that’s filled with great luminosity. The decor imitates the natural lighting that is light and airy, with extensive use of wood throughout the house.

The warmth of the wood extends to the kitchen cabinets. The modest space is broadened by the natural light that floods in, as well as the light colours seen in the finishes.

On the second floor, a prefabricated main volume intersects with a wooden cantilevered rectangular block, creating the nominal L-shape of the L-House. This floor houses a library, a large washroom, the bedrooms and two balconies provide the family with a great view over the St-Joseph Lake.

The material selection perfectly integrates the new building in its surroundings while also reducing the impact and disturbance on the site. The materials and colour also allows the house to blend in with the other cottages in the neighbourhood.

The projection and recession of the volume allows for a maximization of the interior and exterior living space while managing to minimize the building’s presence on the physical site.

I think that CCM2 Architecture wonderfully embodied the warmth of the typical summer cottage while managing to revitalize both the aesthetics and the construction quality. They created welcoming interiors that make this modern cottage feel like a place that could be a permanent homestead.

Visit CCM2 Architecture to check out their impressive body of work.

The essence of the home was captured by the talented Stephane Groleau.

Here are previous canadianrealestatehousingandhome.ca posts, on Quebecois cottages, that you should read: The Ville Mont-Royal and Magdalen Islands Vacation House

Researched and Written by Yinoluwa Olowofoyeku, Undergraduate Student of Architectural Design at the University of Toronto