La grande passerelle

Designed to enjoy the peaceful shores of Lac des Piles in Canada, the two wooden volumes by Atelier Pierre Thibault are anchored against a gentle slope, with an inner courtyard delimited by the forest. 

La grande passerelle is a residential project by Atelier Pierre Thibault designed for a young family wishing to enjoy a peaceful lifestyle on the shores of a scenic lake in Quebec, Canada. Two volumes of wood anchored against a gentle slope generate a luminous inner courtyard delimited by the forest. 

Atelier Pierre Thibault, La grande passerelle, Québec, Canada, 2016
Atelier Pierre Thibault, La grande passerelle, Québec, Canada, 2016
Atelier Pierre Thibault, La grande passerelle, Québec, Canada, 2016
Atelier Pierre Thibault, La grande passerelle, Québec, Canada, 2016
Atelier Pierre Thibault, La grande passerelle, Québec, Canada, 2016

  The first volume, acting as a screen to the street, contains a luminous training room located under the garage, which overlooks the private courtyard. Below, a second volume comprising the rooms seems to float above the fully fenestrated ground floor. The connection between the two wooden volumes is possible through a large footbridge which penetrates the interior spaces and moves towards the lake. 

Atelier Pierre Thibault, La grande passerelle, Québec, Canada, 2016

The visitors reach the residence through the upper floor to discover step by step the living room, the kitchen and finally the lower level that opens generously on the backyard and the dock. The different rooms are connected through a game of transparencies that face the lake, in order to be always able to contemplate the surrounding landscape.

Atelier Pierre Thibault, La grande passerelle, Québec, Canada, 2016
Atelier Pierre Thibault, La grande passerelle, basement floor plan
Atelier Pierre Thibault, La grande passerelle, ground floor plan
Atelier Pierre Thibault, La grande passerelle, first floor plan
Atelier Pierre Thibault, La grande passerelle, roof plan
Atelier Pierre Thibault, La grande passerelle, elevation


La grande passerelle, Lac des Piles, Québec, Canada
Program: single family house
Architects: Atelier Pierre Thibault
Team: Pierre Thibault, Claudia Campeau
Completion: 2016