The siding house by mackaylyons sweetapple architects. You can watch brian mackaylyons talk about his ideas in this video. The result, evident in the nearly one hundred projects featured in the book, is both practical and poetic. The modest house is a 12 foot wide, 110 foot long wall playing a didactic role within both the natural and cultural landscapes. Howard house by mackaylyons sweetapple architects 04 lyons. That is to say, while so many of their contemporaries orient their work around attentiongrabbing icons, the halifaxbased practice led by bryan mackaylyons and talbot sweetapple strives to make buildings that. Regional responses to sustainable architecture in canada. Dec 06, 2015 the architecture book club got together recently to discuss our most recent book. A collection of wonderful boutiquehomes for you to rent and explore brian mackaylyons architecture. The practice is led by partners brian mackaylyons and talbot sweetapple. He is a professor of architecture at dalhousie university in halifax, nova scotia, and cofounder of mackay lyons sweetapple architects ltd. His work is the subject of the 2005 monograph plain modern. Local fishermen have been building these recycled sheds for years, it is a tradition of the people in the area.
The practice works locally and internationally on cultural, academic and residential projects, providing full architectural and interior design services. Canadian architect brian mackaylyons continued architectural journey, including a look at the rural village where his company mackaylyons sweetapple has designed 35 buildings. Brian mackay lyons and talbot sweetapple, one managing principal. Brian mackaylyons was born and raised in acadia, nova scotia. Oct 16, 2019 smith residence by mackay lyons sweetapple is a village of gabled steel structures.
On the edge of one such village, wedged in among the boulders of a hookshaped peninsula that reaches into the sea, stands brian mackaylyonss howard house. Enough house is the newest addition to architect brian mackaylyons shobac farm in nova scotia. Editorial package the architectural zen of brian mackaylyons. Building an architectural vision by brian mackaylyons. This abc meeting was special because we met to discuss this book immediately after brian mackay lyons lectured in charl. At the same time, its modern corten steel exterior gives the enough house a unique identity in the shobac. Melbourne museum, melbourne, victoria, australia 161 copies in stock. Howard house by mackaylyons sweetapple architects 04 jun 09, 2016 canadian architect brian mackay lyons has built a cabin for an architecture intern at his nova scotia farmstead, featuring a rough skin of weathering steel, and a rustic but compact interior. Brian mackaylyons is an architect in halifax, nova scotia. Today, the practice works locally and internationally on cultural, academic and residential projects. Howard house by mackay lyons sweetapple architects by skin 6 years ago situated on a four acre field surrounded by the sea on three sides, the howard house is a private home designed for a family of four, it narrow rectangular structure was installed in the concrete foundation, the exterior skin clad in corrugated galvalume.
Nova scotia, canada most architects say they start each project with a blank slate. You build on the shoulders of the project before, so you get a little better each time. Howard house by mackaylyons sweetapple architects 04. Apr 17, 2011 brian mackaylyons, architect, university professor born 26 august 1954 in arcadia, ns. Architecture of brian mackay lyons queens new life in canada. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover brians connections and jobs at similar companies. View brian mackaylyons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In a way, the work of mackaylyons sweetapple architects stands out in that it fits in. Mackay lyons sweetapple architects limited is a halifaxbased firm offering architectural. The howard house was built for a young family in nova scotia lowenstein, 2006. The house is sited on an agrarian hillside, along a 250 year old existing stone wall so as to cultivate rather than consume the field. Brian mackaylyons or the ruggedly beautiful nova scotian shoreline he has been designing and building on for more than two decades.
Mackaylyons is a man who resists the homogeneity of globalization. Architect brian mackaylyons grew up on the shipyards of nova scotia and borrows from that lean, economical building tradition in his architecture. By alec bruce photos submitted by mackaylyons sweetapple architects limited constructionreal estate editorial package. Brian mackay lyons fraic, rca, hon faia, nsaa, aapei, oaa, vt, nh. A case study i completed on the howard house by architect brian mackay lyons located on the coast of nova scotia. Image 4 of 6 from gallery of howard house brian mackaylyons urban design. Mackay lyons sweetapple architects is an architecture firm based in halifax, nova scotia, canada, with an additional studio in boulder, colorado, usa. His residential and public commissions around the world have earned him nearly 60 awards, including five governor generals medals. Tuns press documents in canadian architecture, brian mackaylyons.
Sep 30, 2014 the howard house brian mackay lyons takes into consideration the placement of the home and its surroundings. Brian mackaylyons born 26 august 1954 is a canadian architect best known for his designs for houses on the coast of his native nova scotia, and his use of atlantic canadian vernacular materials and construction techniques. The house resists but also accepts the natural elements by utilizing them. Documents in canadian architecture, brian mackaylyons. He speaks about the land where his ancestors have lived for centuries and you recognize an attachment to place that is heartfelt and enduring. He is also a professor at dalhousie university and the founder of ghost lab, an educational program that took place on his family farm during the summers of 1994 to 2011. Two years later, he established brian mackay lyons architecture urban design in halifax. Jul 01, 2011 the siding house by mackaylyons sweetapple architects. Selected projects 19861997 mackaylyons, brian, carter, brian on. Howard house by mackaylyons sweetapple architects ideasgn.
Suspended off a rocky bluff, the nova scotia cliff house is a rustic seaside retreat. Mackay lyons sweetapple architects is based in halifax, nova scotia, canada. Long and lean and clad in corrugated metal, the noby12foot, threebedroom, singlefamily residence is so well camouflaged that for several years the local governing council actually. Apr 18, 2017 the work of mackay lyons sweetapple is predicated on the belief that what really matters in architecture is not fashion and form but the material culture of building and the making of places. Brian was born and raised in the village of arcadia in southwestern nova scotia.
He is a professor of architecture at dalhousie university in halifax, nova scotia, and cofounder of mackaylyons sweetapple architects ltd. Sep 11, 2016 enough house by mackaylyons sweetapple architects. Inspired by the vernacular buildings and landscape of nova scotia, the architecture of brian mackay lyons is considered among the most innovative in canada today. Excellence, eight canadian architect awards, four architectural record houses awards. Transforming old cargo containers into boatsheds, theyve created a landscape of weathered metal boxes that plainly reflects both the ruggedness and modesty of their tradition. Mackaylyons sweetapple architects architect magazine. The architecture of brian mackay lyons malcolm quantrill, kenneth frampton, glen murcutt its been our distinct pleasure over the past few years to publish monographs on a select group of young architects and firms whose work represents the best of contemporary design thinking while retaining a distinctive regional sensibility. Brian mackaylyons, fraic, is a founding partner of mackaylyons sweetapple architects, based in halifax, ns. This book includes sixteen of his most important projects illustrated with photographs, drawings and project descriptions, and. Faia, rca who formed a partnership with talbot sweetapple mraic in 2005. Brian mackaylyons fraic, rca, hon faia, nsaa, aapei, oaa, vt, nh. Howard house, west pennant, nova scotia, canada denton corker marshall. His work is the subject of the 2005 monograph plain. The work of mackay lyons sweetaple mls is an unsentimental abstraction of the local vernacular forms.
You can watch brian mackay lyons talk about his ideas in this video. After travelling and working around the world, brian returned back home. Mackaylyons sweetapple architects create a home overlooking. Built private houses and public buildings have led to his international reputation as the poet. By alec bruce photos submitted by mackaylyons sweetapple architects. Canada brian mackaylyons howard house brian mackay 116. Howard house brian mackaylyons urban design howard. In 1985, he founded the firm brian mackaylyons architecture urban design in halifax. Brian mackay lyons was born and raised in acadia, nova scotia. Gallery of howard house brian mackaylyons urban design 6. The practice is led by partners brian mackay lyons and talbot sweetapple. Brian mackaylyons and talbot sweetapple, one managing principal. Its sliding axis is eastward, down the hillside to the lake. Brian mackay lyons born 26 august 1954 is a canadian architect best known for his designs for houses on the coast of his native nova scotia, and his use of atlantic canadian vernacular materials and construction techniques.
Brian mackay lyon, born and raised in nova scotia, is the architect of the howard house. Howard house brian mackaylyons urban design archdaily. Howard house by mackaylyons sweetapple architects by skin 6 years ago situated on a four acre field surrounded by the sea on three sides, the howard house is a private home designed for a family of four, it narrow rectangular structure was installed in the concrete foundation, the. Join facebook to connect with brian mackay and others you may know. Mackaylyons sweetapple architects is an architecture firm based in halifax, nova scotia, canada, with an additional studio in boulder, colorado, usa.
Building place, craft and community by brian mackaylyons. The enough house with its traditional gabled roof talks to the adjacent 1880 octagonal troop barn and 1830 cheboque school house. Mackay lyons is an architect whose practice, mackay lyons sweetapple mls, has been rapidly expanding throughout the past decade. Gallery of howard house brian mackaylyons urban design 4. Cliff house mackaylyons sweetapple architects nova scotia, canada visitors to the cliff house approach an unfenestrated facade, punctuated by a single doorway. The work of mackaylyons sweetaple mls is an unsentimental abstraction of the local vernacular forms. Brian mackaylyons architect edinburgh architecture. May 24, 2011 the modest house is a 12 foot wide, 110 foot long wall playing a didactic role within both the natural and cultural landscapes. Along nova scotias southeastern coast, cargo containers transformed into boatsheds dot the landscape. Background essay architect brian mackaylyons grew up on the shipyards of nova scotia and borrows from that economical, vernacular building tradition in his own architecture.
The architecture of brian mackaylyons malcolm quantrill, kenneth frampton, glen murcutt its been our distinct pleasure over the past few years to publish monographs on a select group of young architects and firms whose work represents the best of contemporary design thinking while retaining a distinctive regional sensibility. The architectural zen of brian mackaylyons atlantic. The simple cedarclad box extends out over the bedrock and. Using venicular architecture, he was able to incorporate the local heritage into the design.
The beautiful property overlooks the atlantic ocean and acts as both the satellite rural studio for mackaylyons sweetapple architects and as an architectural testing ground. His life in arcadia, its history, culture, landscape and architecture have been hugely influential to mackay lyons. The howard house brian mackay lyons takes into consideration the placement of the home and its surroundings. Mackay lyons is a man who resists the homogeneity of globalization. This abc meeting was special because we met to discuss this book immediately after brian mackaylyons lectured in charl. Twenty years after that, he partnered with talbot sweetapple to form mackaylyons sweetapple architects ltd. Brian mackaylyons and talbot sweetapple, and one senior associate. Mackaylyons is an architect whose practice, mackaylyons sweetapple mls, has been rapidly expanding throughout the past decade. His life in arcadia, its history, culture, landscape and architecture have been hugely influential to mackaylyons. Zen of brian mackaylyons according to the experts, this halifaxbased builder of dream houses is an original voice in the development of a contemporary expression of traditional regional architecture.
The work of mackaylyons sweetapple is predicated on the belief that what really matters in architecture is not fashion and form but the material culture of building and the making of places. Today, the practice works locally and internationally on cultural, academic and. The mls office typology draws discreetly from the heavily engineered and durable qualities of the maritime buildings on the east canadian coast. The howard house is situated on the east coast of canada in pennant, nova scotia. The modest house is a 12 foot wide, 110 foot long wall playing a didactic role within both the natural and. Editorial package the architectural zen of brian mackay. The architecture book club got together recently to discuss our most recent book. This house designed by canadian studio mackay lyons sweetapple for a site on the nova scotia coast comprises a. The sliding house by mackaylyons sweetapple architects. Image 6 of 6 from gallery of howard house brian mackaylyons urban design. Jun 29, 2015 two years later, he established brian mackay lyons architecture urban design in halifax. The firm was originally founded in 1985 by brian mackaylyons fraic, hon.
Achievements brian has made a significant career in the province that he loves. Shobac enough house upper kingsburg, ns, canada plansmatter. Brian mackaylyons, though, talks about creating a body of work over 27 years. Building place, craft and community by brian mackay lyons. Brian mackay lyons or the ruggedly beautiful nova scotian shoreline he has been designing and building on for more than two decades. A winner of multiple governor generals medals in architecture, brian mackaylyons has achieved national and international prominence for designs that transmute vernacular forms and traditions into striking but livable contemporary buildings. Cliff house mackay lyons sweetapple architects nova scotia, canada visitors to the cliff house approach an unfenestrated facade, punctuated by a single doorway. That is to say, while so many of their contemporaries orient their work around attentiongrabbing icons, the halifaxbased practice led by bryan mackay lyons and talbot sweetapple strives to make buildings that. Raic honours brian mackaylyons with 2015 gold medal royal. The architectural zen of brian mackaylyons atlantic business. Canadian architect award of excellence, howard house, west pennant, ns. Brian mackay lyons is an architect in halifax, nova scotia. Selected projects 19861997 the alcuin society citations for excellence in book design in canada, adult picture, photography and museum catalogues category, tuns press documents in canadian architecture brian mackaylyons. This unique 2story dwelling was designed by brian mackaylyons and engineered by renee mackaylyons.
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