A Modernist House in Quebec Looks Like a Tower

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House in winter - House in winter

At night windows light up to become more visible - At night windows light up to become more visible

A bath without a picturesque window would be a waste with such views outside - A bath without a picturesque window would be a waste with such views outside

The living room has an access to the under-roof wooden deck - The living room has an access to the under-roof wooden deck

Wood-clad interiors come with modernist furnishings - Wood-clad interiors come with modernist furnishings

Different staircases lead to different levels - Different staircases lead to different levels

Sun-bathed dining area stands in the kitchen - Sun-bathed dining area stands in the kitchen

Glass catwalk runs in the middle of the kitchen ceiling - Glass catwalk runs in the middle of the kitchen ceiling

Stainless steel kitchen is ultra contemporary - Stainless steel kitchen is ultra contemporary

Contrasting architectural and design elements create a modern dynamic in the house - Contrasting architectural and design elements create a modern dynamic in the house

It offers amazing views of the open yard - It offers amazing views of the open yard

Minimal hallway with a double height ceiling - Minimal hallway with a double height ceiling

Glass inclusions are more numerous than it might seem - Glass inclusions are more numerous than it might seem

Strict vertical lines make the house look tower-like - Strict vertical lines make the house look tower-like

Green meadow and trees are the house's only neighbors - Green meadow and trees are the house's only neighbors

1700-square-foot house in Bolton-Est, Québec, Canada - 1700-square-foot house in Bolton-Est, Québec, Canada

Modern architecture dictates wood and metal siding and big windows - Modern architecture dictates wood and metal siding and big windows

A Modernist House in Quebec Looks Like a Tower

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At night windows light up to become more visible

A bath without a picturesque window would be a waste with such views outside

The living room has an access to the under-roof wooden deck

Wood-clad interiors come with modernist furnishings

Different staircases lead to different levels

Sun-bathed dining area stands in the kitchen

Glass catwalk runs in the middle of the kitchen ceiling

Stainless steel kitchen is ultra contemporary

Contrasting architectural and design elements create a modern dynamic in the house

It offers amazing views of the open yard

Minimal hallway with a double height ceiling

Glass inclusions are more numerous than it might seem

Strict vertical lines make the house look tower-like

Green meadow and trees are the house's only neighbors

1700-square-foot house in Bolton-Est, Québec, Canada

Modern architecture dictates wood and metal siding and big windows

Standing in the midst of trees and meadow grass, this modernist house in Quebec is positively tower-like. Closed from the neighbor-less woods with wood and metal siding, the home to a Polish sculptor Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz is a sight of contemporary living.

YH2 designed the project, and made sure there is more privacy to it. It is impossible, however, to build a modern home without characteristically huge windows and glass sliding doors, glass transoms and glazed walls.

All these elements hide behind the wood siding walls, and open up only to a degree. An open yard with a spacious deck is another compromise of privacy, but then the woods seem otherwise uninhabited.

Just like any other modern home that takes after modernist architecture, it looks bright on the inside. White plastered walls ensure that light, coming from the windows and transoms, reflects and travels further.

A glass catwalk continues the theme of glazed exterior inclusions in the interior, and allows visual communication between the upper and lower levels.

Since only one of the house walls is completely shut off from the outside world, every room must have amazing views of the outdoor splendor.