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Marine Inspiration for Cantilevered Two Hulls House

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A pair of cubes cantilever out over the rocky coastline of southwestern Queens, Nova Scotia, like two ship’s hulls up on cradles for the winter.

Halifax based Canadian architecture firm MacKay Lyons Sweetapple Architects drew on their maritime background in designing the house.

They call the marine-inspired, yet calm and casual home, which floats above the shoreline, the Two Hulls House.

Soaring windows flood the all white living room with with natural light pouring in along with the views.

Next to a floating fireplace, the utterly simple aesthetic perfectly offsets the huge sky and the sea views.

Interestingly, the kitchen is set in an alley along the edge, with a vast sightline, but in quite a narrow space.

The layout divides the house into sleeping and waking wings, with the entry in the middle.

A design reflection the region’s heritage of shipbuilding, wood detailing, like these full height sliding screen doors, are as much an art form as a structural element.

A concrete seawall supplies some storm protection on the lonely shoreline of Port Mouton to the very unusual beachfront house.