The rocky shoreline of Hubbards, Nova Scotia, is at the mercy of the Atlantic Ocean and the merciless winds it blows. It’s here, perched atop this uneven terrain, that the boxy modern retreat Rockbound met its first quagmire: how to capitalize on the site without falling victim to it.
No stranger to the area nor maritime vernacular, Toronto- and Halifax-based Omar Gandhi Architects navigated the landscape through careful materials and form selection. “One thing that we always try to maintain in our practice,” said the firm’s eponymous founder and principal, “is using ordinary, rugged materials that, through intense craftsmanship, become beautiful.” For the exterior, the architects
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