Contemporary House Design that Blends into the Nature – Caledon Residence by Ian MacDonald

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Located in the northern Ontario, Canada, architect Ian MacDonald has completed a contemporary house design that practically disappears into the grassy hillside where it’s built on. As his reputation for designing homes that becomes an organic part of the surroundings, the house is built on the low lying hill, rather than on the hilltop.

Granite wall is what welcomes the resident as well as a mound topped with clover and climbing hydrangeas. A stepped water featureruns along on one sodeof the house. Maximizing the nature’s power to support the house environment, two periscope-like windows peer over the surrounding landscape, providing the low-maintenance house with natural light and ventilation. The other, Galvalume cladding was chosen for its rugged durability.

Inside, one reaches the main space – a combined living room, dining area and kitchen – by descending a polished concrete ramp just over 18 metres long. Glulam fir rafters define the room’s double-height ceiling, and quarter-sawn white oak was used for the flooring. The main living area is surrounded on three sides by glass walls, opening up the space to the landscape from every direction.

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