The Break Residence | MU Architecture

The Break Residence | MU Architecture

HOUSES•SAINT-HIPPOLYTE, CANADA
Architects: MU Architecture
Area : 6700 ft²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Ulysse Lemerise Bouchard
Manufacturers : Savaria, Element de Base
Structural Engineer : MA-TH
Main Contractor : Construction Metric
Landscape Designer : Artis Paysage
Design Team : Jean-Sébastien Herr, Charles Côté, Magda Telenga, Andrée-Anne Godin, Emilie Vinet Gagnon, Baptiste
Balbrick
Cabinet Maker : Illo
City : Saint-Hippolyte
Country : Canada



The Break Residence, which was constructed on Lake Revdor's shore in the Laurentians, has various facades

depending on whether it is viewed from above or below water. This opulent home, which embodies the concept of
"home," helps to realize a man's desire to erect his last home on his ancestors' property. This large house
spreads out over three stories and acts as a hub of activity for the little neighborhood made up of the few nearby
homes.

a dual-faced house. A new house had to be built in its stead because of the ambitious program and the lot's

unusually small dimensions.

The house has a number of interconnecting volumes that look like a succession of boulders on the street side. Only

two levels are visible due to the topography's slope from the street, concealing the garden level that leads to
the lake on the other side. A double-story canopy that has been carved out between these rock-like volumes covers
the sculpture-like main entrance. As the center of the house, it fosters a cozy and welcoming atmosphere. The
openings highlight the communal nature of the place by exposing the residence's circulation and meeting areas.

The house beside the lake has a quite different vibe; it is outgoing and open. The home appears to spread its

sails into the wind with its enlarged roof overhangs and angled soffits' golden accents, which reflect the motion
and ripples of the lake below.

Its beauty is served by raw materials. Calm and comfort rule as soon as one walks inside the residence. The home

has a distinguished and meditative character and is open to the lake and light throughout the day. This
tranquility is a result of the interior architecture's use of materials with a mineral composition.


An anchoring feature for the house is a stone wall that stands like a mast in the center of the building. It

accommodates three fireplaces and unifies three different floors in part by acting as a space barrier and in part
by acting as a unifying architectural element. This wall, which is present both inside and outside, uses the same
language as the soffits, transposing the character of the interior and exterior. As a result, the project gains
cohesion and strength from these fluid and beautiful moves.


Each material was chosen with consideration and care. The warmth of the oak and maple furniture, the maple

flooring, the western Canadian hemlock ceiling, and the expressive veining of the quartzite, whose lines evoke the
color of water, all support timeless architecture, where the patina of both stone and wood are the foundation on
which the house stands, will grow old and gain beauty.


Space and elegance are used to serve hospitality in this situation. Each floor features a service area, a coffee

station, and a bar and is reachable by elevator. Each room also has a balcony and its own bathroom. Small
contemplative salons and boudoirs are dotted around the house where guests can unwind, take in the tranquility of
the surroundings, and take in the beautiful views.

The home is a tribute to hospitality, generosity, comfort, and the beauty of nature and its elements, much like

the rock upon which one drops an anchor.



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