A mathematical functional logic, organic form and a raw appearance. MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes
25/10/2022.
[Laurentides] Canada
metalocus, ADELA BONAS
metalocus, ADELA BONAS
Studio Jean Verville architects was commissioned to design a studio house in the Laurentians, in the Québec region north of Montreal, crisscrossed by rolling Laurentian mountains, vast forests and thousands of kilometres of cross-country ski trails.
This refuge in the woods was commissioned by clients seduced by the visual and photographic ability that illustrates the projects of Studio Jean Verville, two passionate about Italian art and design of the 80s.
This refuge in the woods was commissioned by clients seduced by the visual and photographic ability that illustrates the projects of Studio Jean Verville, two passionate about Italian art and design of the 80s.
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maryse Béland
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maryse Béland
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maryse Béland
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maryse Béland
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maryse Béland
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maryse Béland
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maryse Béland
Ground floor plan. MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes.
Roof plan. MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes.
Elevation. MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes.
Elevation. MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes.
Elevation. MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes.
Studio Jean Verville designed the studio housing with the aim of accommodating the daily life of the clients, showing organic volumetry and a raw appearance based on the ideas of the Italian group Memphis, the antithesis of monotony and monochrome architecture and design. of his time. A set articulated by random energy capable of generating an alternative and changing universe, which characterizes the disruptive approach of the Studio.
The location of the complex is determined by the presence of a stream that runs through the land. On the south side, the linear layout of the rooms allows for a constant view of the landscape and its creek. On the north side, two distinct volumes, connected by a fully glazed entrance, appear as a long blind façade unified by a single roof.
The shape is defined by a change in the axis of the ridge, which generates a silhouette with new complexity.
Converging on a set of formal solutions, the volumes hide both storage and domestic elements to articulate a structured system. A set projected under a mathematical functional logic.
The location of the complex is determined by the presence of a stream that runs through the land. On the south side, the linear layout of the rooms allows for a constant view of the landscape and its creek. On the north side, two distinct volumes, connected by a fully glazed entrance, appear as a long blind façade unified by a single roof.
The shape is defined by a change in the axis of the ridge, which generates a silhouette with new complexity.
Converging on a set of formal solutions, the volumes hide both storage and domestic elements to articulate a structured system. A set projected under a mathematical functional logic.
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet.
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet.
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet.
Project description by Studio Jean Verville architectes
Seduced by the photographic narration illustrating the projects of Studio Jean Verville, two admirable eccentrics, passionate about art and Italian design of the 80s, invited him to design their refuge in the forest. The objective is to host their daily lives with whimsical energy, a challenge in absolute cohesion with the disruptive approach of the Studio.
The project realizes a personalized alternative universe, designed in a collaborative spirit and a ludicization approach and then developed with architectural mathematical rigour. MEV exploits the association of geometries and colours under the impetus of the rebellious universe of the Italian group, Memphis, the antithesis to monotony and the monochromatic architecture and design of his time. Constellated with meticulous manoeuvres that evoke this wacky universe of the 80s, the project celebrates a diversity of references in a system of expressive and contrasting relationships in order to communicate the personalities of the owners. For the sake of integration into the surrounding nature, this house studio reveals an organic form and a raw appearance, confronting its materials with a set of curved lines in a meticulous implementation. Its extravagance manifests in interiors with graphics, where volumes and materials development in a sparkling chromatic organization.
MEV by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet.
The location of this eclectic ensemble is determined by the presence of a stream that crisscrosses the land. On the south side, the linear layout of the rooms allows a constant view of the landscape and its stream. On the north side, two distinct volumes, connected by an entirely glazed entrance, appear like a long blind facade unified by a single roof. While an entirely mathematical logic of functionality invites the exclusion of roof surfaces in a Boolean diagram, its shape is redefined by a shift in the axis of the ridge, which thwarts the reading of the volumetry and animates the silhouette of new complexity.
Converging in a set of formal solutions, volumes conceal both storage and domestic elements to articulate a structured system. Playing with the possibilities of visual impact, the textures, colours, and materials exploit light in a kaleidoscopic reflection. Volumes and surfaces play games of formal opposition, adorning themselves with a panache of elements, patterns, and colours vying for traces of childhood. The quintessence of the getaway in nature, the Laurentian forest welcomes the house studio on a parcel of its territory that has remained out of reach, providing a place of life and work, both vibrant and free.
More information
Architects
Jean Verville architecte. Lead architect.- Jean Verville.
Project team
Tania Paula Garza Rico, architect (studio director).
France Goneau (artistic advisor).
Rémi St-Pierre, architect .
Samuel Landry, MA architecture.
Camille Asselin, MA architecture.
Jacob Éthier, MA architecture candidate.
Bahia Burias, MA architecture candidate.
France Goneau (artistic advisor).
Rémi St-Pierre, architect .
Samuel Landry, MA architecture.
Camille Asselin, MA architecture.
Jacob Éthier, MA architecture candidate.
Bahia Burias, MA architecture candidate.
Digital Collages
Studio Jean Verville architectes.
Area
181 m².
Dates
Year(s) of construction.- 2021-2022.
Location
Laurentides, Canada.
Manufacturers
Ceramic tiles Mattonelle Margherita.- Mutina (design Nathalie du Pasquier). Sink.- Kast Concrete Basins. Faucet w.c..- Coalbrook. Faucet bathroom.- Litze Decca. Faucet kitchen.- Litze Brizo. Granit Black Nordique.- Ciot. Wood cladding - black.- Maibec. Windows.- Alumilex.
Photography
Maxime Brouillet, Maryse Béland.
JEAN VERVILLE
Studio Jean Verville architectes consists of a multidisciplinary team working under the direction of architect Tania Paula Garza Rico. The complementary skills of team members contribute to the variability of the Studio's output. Currently, the team is working on the development of a 3,000 m2 dental complex, a research and innovation center for Cannabis, personalized houses and apartments, a forest castle, and an immersive architectural installation for an international public art festival.
Jean Verville. Architect and professor at the School of Architecture at Laval University, Jean Verville draws upon play, humor, and self-mockery in his professional practice, as well as in his teaching approach. A playful creator, it is with apparent lightness and casualness that he presents his thoughts on relationships with domestic space, as well as on the role and capacity of architecture to transform everyday life.
Verville observes the impacts of popular culture with amusement, inviting individual appropriations that underline the attributes and omnipresence of architectural space. Celebrating the multiplicity of perceptions, his deliberately imperfect digital collages shape baroque fantasies where the discernment between architecture and personal imagination is disputed in order to evoke traces of childhood, including doubt about the veracity of images and the plausible banality of ordinary life.
Jean Verville. Architect and professor at the School of Architecture at Laval University, Jean Verville draws upon play, humor, and self-mockery in his professional practice, as well as in his teaching approach. A playful creator, it is with apparent lightness and casualness that he presents his thoughts on relationships with domestic space, as well as on the role and capacity of architecture to transform everyday life.
Verville observes the impacts of popular culture with amusement, inviting individual appropriations that underline the attributes and omnipresence of architectural space. Celebrating the multiplicity of perceptions, his deliberately imperfect digital collages shape baroque fantasies where the discernment between architecture and personal imagination is disputed in order to evoke traces of childhood, including doubt about the veracity of images and the plausible banality of ordinary life.
Categories
Our selection
