A mirroring art gallery hovering over the Canadian rocks

In the Naramata woods of British Columbia, f2a Architecture plans the extension of the former private home of studio director Florian Maurer, which will house the new owners' art collection.

The private house designed by the German architect Florian Maurer, director of the Canadian Firm f2a Architects in 2003 in Naramata, British Columbia, lies on the edge of a rocky slope overlooking Lake Okanagan. Arranged on the ground and inspired by the courtyards of Latin America, it houses three C-shaped independent bodies which give form to a pleasant interior garden.

The original project evolves when the new owners ask the Studio to design a small addition; a multipurpose space that can accommodate the sculptures and paintings from their art collection. 

f2a architecture ltd, Malinka gallery, Naramata, British Columbia, Canada, 2020
f2a architecture ltd, Malinka gallery, Naramata, British Columbia, Canada, 2020

The new volume, suspended on steel poles anchored to the rocks, is placed on the slope of the hill that descends towards the lake and is connected to the western body of the house by a covered staircase.

This steep path marks the threshold between the two architectures and form a viewing abstract space; on one side a small reflecting casket that mirrors the forest and the sky houses the works of art,  on the other a wooden house in complete harmony with nature. 

f2a architecture ltd, Malinka gallery, Naramata, British Columbia, Canada, 2020
f2a architecture ltd, Malinka gallery, Naramata, British Columbia, Canada, 2020

The gallery seems to float on the rock covered by stainless steel panels and open to the lake by continuous windows.

f2a architecture ltd, Malinka gallery, Naramata, British Columbia, Canada, 2020
f2a architecture ltd, Malinka gallery, Naramata, British Columbia, Canada, 2020
Project:
Malinka gallery
Program:
Expansion of single-family house:art gallery
Location:
Naramata, British Columbia, Canada, 2020
Architect:
f2a architecture ltd
Project Team:
Florian Maurer, Eric lajoie, Austin Hawkins, Caspar Viereckel
Completion:
2020

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