Bump House

Location
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Year
2014
Photography
Abbott Brown
Award
Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Architecture

The design rotates the classic Lunenburg bump so that the eave opens to the side garden and the bump projects out the gable end facing the street and views of the back harbour. At the centre of the design, a large “chimney” brings light to all floors and contains the stairs, fireplace, and concealed solar panels. The design emphasises openness to gardens to the east and south. It is intended to evoke the original “homestead” ethic of sustainable settlement, recast through modern technology and ways of living.

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