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Cherry Valley House in Prince Edward County

13 Mar 2021

Design: StudioAC

Location: Prince Edward County, Southern Ontario, Canada

Cherry Valley House, Prince Edward County home

Photos: Felix Michaud

Cherry Valley House, Southern Ontario

StudioAC presents Cherry Valley House, a residence situated in Prince Edward County, two and a half hours east of Toronto. Characterized by an intricate coastline and a burgeoning wine-making industry, the landscape and sense of place can be distilled to fields and shorelines.

Cherry Valley House Prince Edward County

Cherry Valley House Ontario

The site for this home offers both, starting with a meadow-like plateau upon entry, and then a ridge that quickly descends to the lakeshore. This seam became a focal point for one’s experience of the site—a natural perch just below the tree canopy, sheltered from the wind at your back by the ridge, and with a view to the water framed by the underside of the tree canopy. This is where the house was intended to be sited.

Cherry Valley House Ontario

Cherry Valley House Prince Edward County

The house is sunken into the ridge, once again protected at its back and providing a vantage point below the trees. Large windows on the waterside frame views of the shore, while panoramic windows at ground level facing the meadow offer a vantage point to the ‘field.’

Cherry Valley House Prince Edward County Canada

Cherry Valley House Ontario Canada

This panoramic view immerses the viewer in the landscape rather than placing them on top of it, allowing observation of the strata of nature from soil, fern, tree, and sky. Larger dormers bring additional light from above, sometimes conventionally through the vertical surface, and at other times through horizontal analogs reminiscent of light beaming through the tree canopy.

Cherry Valley House Ontario

Cherry Valley House Ontario

While the spatial sequencing and siting concept are quite contemporary, the form and materiality of the project draw inspiration from more agrarian architecture in the area.

Cherry Valley House Ontario Canada

Brick and cedar celebrate the duality of the site. Brick is used on the solid wall that holds back the hillside into which the house is nestled, while a cedar roof wraps down the facade facing the water, engaging in a dialogue with the trees that frame the lake views. The interior is entirely clad in Douglas fir boards, with brick again cladding walls that engage in a dialogue with the exterior tectonics.

Cherry Valley House Prince Edward County Canada

Cherry Valley House Prince Edward County Canada

Cherry Valley House in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada – Building Information

Architects: StudioAC – https://www.archcollab.com/

Completion: 2023

StudioAC Team: Matei Rau, Mo Soroor, Jennifer Kudlats, Andrew Hill,
Structural engineering: Honeycomb
Construction management: Whitaker Construction
Photos: Felix Michaud

Cherry Valley House Ontario Canada

About StudioAC
Studio for Architecture & Collaboration is an interdisciplinary architectural practice based in Toronto, led by Andrew Hill and Jennifer Kudlats. Founded in 2015, the practice has since received numerous accolades, appearing in a number of publications internationally, and being included on Azure Magazine’s list of 30 Canadian Architecture Firms Breaking New Ground. StudioAC was also named 2019 Emerging designer of the Year by the Design Exchange and RBC.

StudioAC works closely with clients, consultants, and contractors at every stage of its work, from conception to realization. The studio believes that any problem presents limitless opportunities, and they address each new project with enthusiasm and willingness to listen in order to create something unique and special.

StudioAC is registered with the Ontario Association of Architects.

Cherry Valley House Prince Edward County

Photography: Felix Michaud

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Location: Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

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