2024
Niagara Falls, Ontario
In Construction
Role : Designer
Team : David Small Designs

Set within a working vineyard, land, labor, and seasonal changes were initial concept elements that inspired the design. Designed for the vineyard owners, the house responds to its agricultural context rather than retreating from it, allowing moments of openness and privacy to coexist. A low, horizontal massing strategy anchors the building to the landscape, helping it blend into the surrounding rows of vines and expansive horizon.

The space planning was strongly directed by building orientation in relation to the vineyard. Living spaces are directed toward long views, while the landscape is drawn close to the house on multiple sides. Strategic glazing frames seasons, while carefully layered spaces create separation from shared working areas, reinforcing the house as a place of quiet inhabitation within a larger working environment.

While contributed to the original design, the project evolved through a second design iteration, where I translated client feedback into refined spatial organization and adjusted massing. This process preserved the clarity of the original concept while allowing the architecture to evolve.