mackay-lyons sweetapple shapes its mountain home at 9,000 feet above sea level as an elongated, extruded ellipse.

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nova scotia's oceanside village of chester sees the construction of a new timber and steel home by mackay-lyons sweetapple.

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the project consists of three pavilions across a two-acre oceanfront site adjacent to the architect's farm.

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the collection of cabins will together follow three design templates, each influenced by a different landscape feature found on the island.

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two elongated halls share a likeness with a pair of binoculars, with two massive windows perpetually focused on the horizon.

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an exercise in uncompromised spatial quality, the cliff house serves as a frugal, efficient and affordable example of a dwelling unit in extreme weather conditions.

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