Located in Nova Scotia, Canada, Smith Residence is a vacation home consisting of three pavilions on a two-acre site spanning from a salt pond to bold oceanfront. The project has been recently designed by Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects.

Description
This is a proto-urban project, forming a village, together with other houses designed by the architect, on the site of a historic fishing village. While the traditional forms of these houses echo the local vernacular, they are made absolutely modern through their cladding, fenestration and minimalist detailing. Smith Residence is a mature expression of an architectural language, developed over forty years.
The clients requested a house that referenced the history of the site ? namely, a 400-year-old granite ruin that sits adjacent. The design is thus centred around a monumental stone plinth constructed of local granite, brought to the place by retreating glaciers during the last ice age ? the foundation material traditionally hand split for construction of the original village. It consists of three gabled structures: a ?day pavilion?, a ?night pavilion? and a ?shed?. The almost entirely glazed day pavilion emphasizes ?prospect?, while the cave like night pavilion emphasizes ?refuge?. The shed, perched on the roadside retaining wall, acts like a gate house. The day pavilion contains the social functions of the dwelling – kitchen, dining, and living. This temple-like place atop the stone plinth is almost co...