Comtois Residence by DKA

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Comtois Residence by DKA

Firm: DKA
Project: Comtois Residence
Location: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada
Year: 2022
Surface Area: 6 830 pi2 (635 m2)
Suppliers: Fabelta, Maibec, Montréal Brique et Pierre, Revêtement RM Lussier
Landscape: Prestige Paysage
Photographer: Josée Marino
Press Distribution: v2com

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About DKA

Founded in 2009, DKA is a multidisciplinary firm composed of more than sixty professionals offering a complete guidance process and services: architecture, urban planning, and interior design.

Through a conceptual approach that prioritizes the collegiality of the team and the complicity of clients, DKA goes beyond expectations to design spaces with a distinct, organic, and functional aesthetic signature, helping to inspire and bring architecture to the community every day.

Home's façade showcasing its stark white exterior walls, metal roofs, huge windows, and sleek entry.
Home’s façade showcasing its stark white exterior walls, metal roofs, huge windows, and sleek entry.
The house is bordered by trimmed shrubs, a lush lawn, and concrete-tiled paving.
The house is bordered by trimmed shrubs, a lush lawn, and concrete-tiled paving.
A large fireplace with a TV on top warms the spacious covered porch. It includes a summer kitchen and outdoor dining.
A large fireplace with a TV on top warms the spacious covered porch. It includes a summer kitchen and outdoor dining.
The combined dining and living room features a high vaulted ceiling adorned with an iron chandelier and oversized wicker pendants.
The combined dining and living room features a high vaulted ceiling adorned with an iron chandelier and oversized wicker pendants.
A narrow hallway with a potted plant on its end is brightened by tall windows.
A narrow hallway with a potted plant on its end is brightened by tall windows.
An open layout view of the living room, dining area, and kitchen.
An open layout view of the living room, dining area, and kitchen.
This bathroom with a freestanding tub enjoys expansive views of the field.
This bathroom with a freestanding tub enjoys expansive views of the field.
The bedroom has a vaulted ceiling and hardwood floor topped by a jute area rug.
The bedroom has a vaulted ceiling and hardwood floor topped by a jute area rug.
The vaulted ceiling clad in white wood planks is mirrored in the second-level balcony.
The vaulted ceiling clad in white wood planks is mirrored in the second-level balcony.
Another look at the home's façade showcasing its large gables and concealed garage.
Another look at the home’s façade showcasing its large gables and concealed garage.
The home's pristine white exterior stands out against the green surrounding.
The home’s pristine white exterior stands out against the green surrounding.
The outdoor living seamlessly flows into the lush backyard.
The outdoor living seamlessly flows into the lush backyard.
A generous setback adds privacy to the home.
A generous setback adds privacy to the home.
The backyard includes a pool terrace perfect for entertaining.
The backyard includes a pool terrace perfect for entertaining.
A closer look at the swimming pool showcasing its sunken loungers.
A closer look at the swimming pool showcasing its sunken loungers.
A glimpse of the home's interior through the white framed windows.
A glimpse of the home’s interior through the white framed windows.
The sleek entry features a french front door adorned with large potted plants.
The sleek entry features a french front door adorned with large potted plants.
At night, ambient lighting complements the home's white exterior.
At night, ambient lighting complements the home’s white exterior.

Inspired by the vernacular language of the agricultural landscape, the home is designed and adapted to the lifestyle of a young couple and their two children, all the while reflecting the site’s origins.

From the exterior cladding and fenestration, to the gable roofs and metal roofing, the material choices and architectural style were selected to echo the surrounding region and the agricultural constructions of the past. Accordingly, the light monochromatic home helps to emphasize and appreciate the natural colours of the site and its surroundings.

A generous set back from the street reduces noise and improves the level of privacy. As a result, the home sits in symbiosis with nature and the surrounding landscape.

The home is divided into three volumes. each designed based on functional requirements and spatial relationships, as well as the site’s orientation.

Circulation within the home is intended to be fluid and symmetrical. Differences in ceiling heights create various spatial scales and relationships.

Every volume of the home was designed in accordance with the time of day and the sun path. As a result, the interior spaces obtain quality views and receive an abundance of light throughout the day.

On the primary facade, the main entrance is marked by the protruding flat roof. The garage is closed and concealed, while the living area in the centre is completely open to the exterior on both sides.

As a result, the living area is in constant relation with the landscape and natural surroundings. Finally, the punched windows of the bedroom’s facade offer precisely framed visuals of the exterior, while also maintaining a certain level of privacy.

The structured alignment of the architectural elements recalls the structured organization of the agricultural plots and contributes to the spatial quality of the home.

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