House on a Nova Scotia promontory emerged from a slow consideration of the site
In 2006, architect Brian MacKay-Lyons climbed a granite promontory on Nova Scotia’s Atlantic coast and surveyed the rugged terrain sloping down to a beautiful bay.
A decade later, Ms. Bray and Mr. Bridgewater let Mr. MacKay-Lyons know that they were ready to begin building at last.“We’re all 10 years older – what do you think now?” Mr. MacKay-Lyons queried. The new design reflects Mr. MacKay-Lyons’s evolution during a lifetime in Nova Scotia and builds on his earlier Two Hulls house, which in turn was inspired by the vision of his long-time mentor and friend, Australian architect Glenn Murcutt.
Extreme weather has been a continual area of study for Mr. MacKay-Lyons during more than 30 years as a professor of architecture at Dalhousie University. The rust-toned steel combines nicely with the landscape of colourful lichens and red berries in the fall, he adds. The natural birch plywood cabinetry in the kitchen and concrete floors throughout are simple, durable and cost-effective materials, Mr. MacKay-Lyons adds.
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