Windows

A Nova Scotia couple learn that although triangular homes may look simple, they can be devilishly complex.

The house's largest expanse of glass comes at this living-room corner, which a window seat helps make a destination, be it for Zara working with her laptop of the couple's guests.

Though the living room only has large windows on one side, an upper window at left helps create what the clients call double sunrises and sunsets, by creating reflections on the larger windows at right.

"A matching bench extends into the open shower where accordion corner windows can open entirely,

"Upscaled accordion doors and a picture window set the stage for dining two ways: either intimately contained within the art-adorned room, or open to the elements and extending the party onto the cypress-ringed dining deck,

A picture window with a deep seat provides a place to take in the sun.

"We covered the entire stone fireplace in 80 pounds of grout and then painted it in a corresponding warm white color to match the new walls,

The living room’s wood-burning fireplace has a concrete hearth that wraps the chimney and runs under the windows, acting as seating, a plant ledge, and creating a spot to store logs, all of which are harvested from the site.

Poured polished concrete floors, plaster walls, and the pine ceiling with hemlock beams infuse subtle interest and warmth. The bend in the gathering pavilion follows the site’s topography.

Timber beams are evident throughout. “The original post-and-beam structure was taken down, numbered, and reused within the new shell,” says Béliveau.

A grand space greets visitors when they first enter the home. The living room and kitchen are tucked on either side of a central dining area, which features a 35-foot-high wall of glass.

Several years later, he installed an exterior staircase and divided the upper floor into two guest wings that accommodate up to six people apiece.

One of the home's five bedrooms features a dramatic wall of windows at one end of the home.

The interior walls, ceilings, and built-ins are clad in Siberian larch from UPK Concept. Tham placed the glazed openings and doorways to maintain clear sight lines throughout the long and narrow home.