Chaumière de la Merci

Couple builds a hemp dream house with cedar shingles in Lanaudière.

Seated in a clearing of the Laurentian Mountains, the house has an unobstructed view of the lake, permitting the use of passive solar heating. A showcase of high-end technologies (radiant heating and air exchange system, natural and high-performance materials such as balloon frame, cedar siding roof and hempcrete), this project is bursting with ecological qualities.

Architecture

Duchesneau & McComber

Team

Justin Duchesneau, Laurent McComber

Construction

ArtCan

Year

2007

Photography

Steve Montpetit

Location

Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Québec