项目名称：BLOK House

地点：魁北克城，加拿大

设计团队：Quinzhee Architecture

建筑面积：59 m²

竣工时间：2024年

摄影：Adrien Williams

设计特色：

项目 - Quinzhee Architecture在魁北克拉克-博波特地区玛尔斯特罗姆山顶部打造了BLOK House，一处为攀岩爱好者量身定制的理想休憩处。这座59平方米的建筑位于一处天然攀岩处的顶部，为攀岩者提供了完美的避难所。

设计团队通过不对称的形态和灰色石膏外观，创造了一个棱角分明的整体体量，巧妙地呼应了攀岩石块的形态。外立面上不规则排列的开口犹如攀岩抓手，形成了一个如同攀岩路线般引导视线和攀爬的立面。在这个方形平面内，加热的室内空间与遮蔽的户外区域共存，既增加了生活空间的面积，又提供了沉浸于自然中的体验。

从建筑体量的截角处进入，访客首先发现的是受到保护的户外空间，远离恶劣天气和窥探的目光。在地面层，攀岩墙让攀岩者能够练习技艺，而水疗区则邀请人们在训练间隙放松身心。上层的露台提供了一个友好的空间，可以在观赏周围自然景观的同时烹饪和共享美食。

BLOK House的加热空间也延伸至多个层次。在地面层，卧室享受着周围森林的宁静与私密。上层的生活空间则受益于充足的光线和开阔的景观视野。厨房上方的宽敞夹层可容纳更多客人。所有空间都采用木材包裹，在室内和室外生活区域之间创造了和谐的视觉连续性，同时与建筑外壳的原始矿物质特性形成对比。

BLOK House不仅仅是一处庇护所，更是攀岩文化的庆典，通过建筑形式表达了攀岩精神。这座建筑同时作为目的地、避难所和景观中的雕塑性介入，展示了Quinzhee Architecture将功能性需求与诗意设计灵感完美融合的能力。

团队 – 来自加拿大的Quinzhee Architecture成立于2013年，由建筑师Guillaume Fafard创立，是一家体现其同名雪屋特征的建筑事务所：充满趣味性、生态意识和北欧风格。事务所目前由Fafard与资深建筑师Catherine Parent共同领导，发展出一种独特的设计方法，将客户参与无缝整合到设计过程中。

该事务所的方法论将沟通和想法分享置于前沿，认为这些元素是创新、高质量建筑解决方案的基本基础。通过让所有利益相关者参与关于建筑使用和环境背景的讨论，事务所有效地评估了全方位的可能性，从而确定最佳设计策略。

Quinzhee的作品集展现了卓越的多样性，涵盖从住宅和商业建筑到城市规划、家具设计，甚至滑雪板制作等多个领域。这种有意识的跨学科方法推动了他们的创意视野，并使他们的实践在建筑景观中脱颖而出。

团队多位成员持有被动房设计师认证，体现了事务所对可持续性的承诺，Quinzhee以环保意识和技术精确度对待每一个委托项目。事务所重视创意实验，同时保持务实的解决方案，以响应客户目标。

虽然总部位于魁北克的利莫卢，但Quinzhee的业务范围远超过大都市区，涵盖了各种不同背景的项目。他们接受新挑战的唯一前提保持一致：有机会通过挑战传统建筑思维的另类视角来构思项目。

Project Name: BLOK House

Location: Quebec City, Canada

Design Team: Quinzhee Architecture

Total Floor Area: 59 m²

Completion: 2024

Photography: Adrien Williams

Feature:

Project - Quinzhee Architecture has created BLOK House at the top of Mount Le Maelstrom in Lac-Beauport, Quebec, as an ideal retreat tailored specifically for climbing enthusiasts. This 59-square-meter structure, located at the summit of a natural climbing wall, provides the perfect refuge for climbers.

The design team has crafted a monolithic volume with angular edges through asymmetrical forms and gray stucco materiality, cleverly evoking the form of a climbing block. Irregularly arranged openings on the façade resemble climbing holds, creating a surface that guides the gaze and ascent like a climbing route. Within this square plan, heated indoor spaces coexist with sheltered outdoor areas, both increasing the living space and providing an immersive experience in nature.

Entering through the truncated corner of the volume, visitors first discover the protected outdoor spaces, sheltered from harsh weather and prying eyes. On the ground level, climbing walls allow climbers to practice their sport, while a spa invites relaxation between training sessions. The upper-level terrace provides a convivial space for cooking and sharing meals while contemplating the surrounding natural landscape.

The heated spaces of BLOK House also extend across multiple levels. At ground level, bedrooms enjoy the calm and intimacy of the surrounding forest. The upper-level living spaces benefit from abundant light and unobstructed landscape views. A spacious mezzanine above the kitchen accommodates additional guests. All spaces are clad in wood, creating a harmonious visual continuity between interior and exterior living areas, while contrasting with the raw, mineral character of the building's envelope.

BLOK House is not merely a shelter but a celebration of climbing culture expressed through architectural form. This building functions simultaneously as destination, refuge, and sculptural intervention in the landscape, demonstrating Quinzhee Architecture's ability to perfectly blend functional requirements with poetic design inspiration.

Design Team - Founded in 2013 by architect Guillaume Fafard, Quinzhee Architecture is a firm embodying the characteristics of its namesake snow shelter: playful, ecological, and Nordic in style. Currently led by Fafard alongside senior architect Catherine Parent, the practice has developed a distinctive design approach that seamlessly integrates client participation into the design process.

The firm's methodology places communication and idea-sharing at the forefront, considering these elements essential foundations for innovative, high-quality architectural solutions. By engaging all stakeholders in deliberations about building occupation and environmental context, the practice effectively evaluates the full spectrum of possibilities before identifying optimal design strategies.

Quinzhee's portfolio demonstrates remarkable versatility, spanning multiple scales from residential and commercial architecture to urban planning, furniture design, and even ski fabrication. This deliberate cross-disciplinary approach fuels their creative vision and distinguishes their practice within the architectural landscape.

With multiple team members holding Passive House Designer certifications, demonstrating the firm's commitment to sustainability, Quinzhee approaches each commission with environmental consciousness and technical precision. The practice values creative experimentation while maintaining pragmatic solutions that respond to client objectives.

Though headquartered in Limoilou, Quebec, Quinzhee's operational reach extends well beyond the metropolitan area, embracing projects across diverse contexts. Their only prerequisite for taking on new challenges remains consistent: the opportunity to conceptualize projects through an alternative lens that challenges conventional architectural thinking.