Quebec studio Anne Carrier Architecture has designed a dwelling comprising a collection of rectangular volumes, which offer a balance of privacy and views in a scenic setting. More about Residence Le Nid by Anne Carrier overlooks Quebec's Saint Lawrence River
Industrial designer Tom Chung and Campos Studio discovered a brick fireplace while updating this Vancouver residence, renovated so its owners can enjoy into their old age. More about Campos Studio and Tom Chung overhaul Yew House in Vancouver for retired couple
Toronto studio Akb Architects has designed this blackened wood holiday home and boathouse alongside a large deck for diving into an Ontario lake. More about Charred cedar clads Ontario lake boathouse by Akb Architects
Architecture studio Naturehumaine has designed a minimal plywood stair with a children's play nook for this house in Montreal, as part of its renovation and extension. More about Plywood features in Montreal house renovation and extension by Naturehumaine
Canadian firm ACDF Architecture has designed a lake house on a sloping site in Quebec, with a protruding terrace so residents can get even closer to the water's edge. More about La Barque lake house by ACDF overlooks Quebec countryside
Farm buildings and MC Escher drawings helped inform the design of this sprawling retreat by Canadian studio Tux Creative and architect Guillaume Kukucka. More about Industrial and earthy materials form Abercorn Chalet in Quebec
Three volumes clad in pale cedar form this holiday home for skiing in Quebec's Laurentian Mountains, which Montreal-based studio YH2 has arranged to make the most of views to its forested surrounds. More about YH2 nestles cedar-clad Triptych ski retreat into snowy Quebec woods
Shuttered windows offer glimpses into a bright white living room, hidden behind the greyed walls of this house in Toronto that was renovated and extended by local studio Post Architecture. More about Peak-a-Boo House by Post Architecture features tall lounge and playful windows
Canadian architect Alain Carle seems to have a thing for black. Here are six of his studio's minimalist residential projects clad in charred wood, dark metal or painted brick. More about Six black houses in Canada by Alain Carle Architecte
The architect behind a splayed shipping container house in California has revealed plans for a Canadian lakeside residence, comprising a string of prefabricated modular units. More about Prefab house modules by James Whitaker link like a "daisy chain"
Montreal studio Thellend Fortin Architectes has paired greyscale materials with woodwork both inside and out of this rural holiday home in Quebec. More about Monochrome ski chalet by Thellend Fortin overlooks Quebec's Saint Lawrence River
Alain Carle Architecte has completed a black home in Quebec, with a split-level organisation that creates "interior landscapes" for its owners to inhabit. More about Intersecting gabled sheds form "abstract and intriguing" house by Alain Carle Architecte
An entirely glazed ground floor provides views of the Nova Scotia coast from this holiday home, designed by Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architect. More about Glass surrounds lower level of Teph Inlet house by Omar Gandhi Architect
Black and white spaces, including a sculptural staircase and a wine cellar, are found across this brick house overhauled by Montreal firm La Shed Architecture. More about Maison du Parc in Montreal features stark interiors with "mysterious depth"
This Quebec holiday home by Canadian architecture studio Naturehumaine comprises two blackened wood cabins, which are intended to look like they are "sliding over the cliff" below. More about Blackened wood cabins form minimal Quebec chalet by Naturehumaine
Montreal firm Appareil Architecture has designed a stark extension for a home in the city, featuring facades and interiors that match the snowy landscape come winter. More about Appareil Architecture adds white dining annex to Waterloo Residence in Montreal
Matching wooden walls, floors and furnishings blend together inside this pair of gabled buildings, designed by Canadian studio Atelier Pierre Thibault to offer communal accommodation for visitors to a Quebec nature reserve. More about Atelier Pierre Thibault completes shed-like guesthouse in Quebec gardens
Quebec City studios Hatem + D and Étienne Bernier have given a 20th-century residence a new life, by refurbishing the existing building and adding a small extension to the back yard. More about Black extension by Hatem + D and Étienne Bernier contrasts pale-brick Quebec City home
Canadian firm Chevalier Morales Architectes has built a family home in rural Quebec featuring darkened wood cladding and a low-slung angular roof, as a "reinterpretation of the work of Frank Lloyd Wright". More about Chevalier Morales shapes Vallée du Parc Residence to mimic landscape
A canted dark wall runs the length of this beachside residence by Omar Gandhi Architect, forming a buffer against inclement conditions on the Canadian coast. More about "Fortress-like" Treow Brycg house by Omar Gandhi braces for Nova Scotia weather