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Sliding House offers serenity not just on the inside. Surrounded by natural landscape the home nestles into a peaceful setting of pastures with the only interruptions coming from nature itself – or the odd horse.

The facade of Sliding House is harmonious with its setting. Rising gracefully from the ground in a geometric modernist form. The void created by the deck just off of the living zone breaks up the expanse of the building by creating a shadow line that is further enhanced by the series of windows that follow the planes of the deck.

The living zone is as clean and simple as the dining. Two tufted black leather sofas create the perfect place to relax in front of the fire, while an unassuming door just beyond the seating arrangement leads to an outdoor deck.

The dining zone next to the fireplace is a simple grouping of an oversized table that can easily seat 10. The vinyl chairs repeat the tones of the poplar hardwood and 3 pot lights bath the table with light without breaking the plane of the views. The views are amazing. Countryside homes, with the ocean and forest just beyond bring brilliant hues of green and blue into the Sliding House.

The deck is the perfect place to relax. Closed railings and short drops of wall from the deck ceiling keep the ocean breezes at bay while the cut outs allow the sun and views to pour in. Whether you sit in the shade or the sun, you can’t help but leave the stresses of city life behind.

If you choose to spend your days indoors, the sofas are light and easy to move so that you can create the arrangement of your choice. Here they are positioned for a more social arrangement and the long bench beside the fireplace is outfitted with two pillows for additional seating.

Tucked in between the living and dining zones is the kitchen. The kitchen features extra deep counters and modernist hand pulls on the poplar cabinetry. Facing away from the ocean views, it features vistas of the forest through a windowed backsplash. As with the dining area, a row of pot lights flood the counter with light without interrupting the views beyond.

The washroom breaks form by replacing the poplar with shades of blue. Deep navy mosaics on the floor feature a white grout, while soft sky blue mosaics on the wall feature a midtone blue grout. Brilliant blue paint covers the window casings, and of course all the accessories are in shades of blue as well.

A stairwell leads to the upper level and the private zones. A skylight keeps the stairs light and bright and the open studs add a geometric double height pattern in contrast to the horizontal graining of the poplar clad wall on the left.

The Master Bedroom is a spacious room comprised of built in storage, headboard and bed. A small work station is situated behind a pony wall offering views o the lower level.

While on the other side of the room the view is of the outdoor vistas. This is one of two bedrooms in the home.

The Sliding House sleeps four, making it an ideal vacation rental for a small family, a couple, or up to 4 friends. Here, in the second bedroom, vistas of nature are exposed through windows while the rest of the room is wrapped in poplar hardwood. Twin beds can be pushed together for couples, or kept apart for friends or children.

Source : MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects