Sliding House

Sliding House is perched high on a hillside in Nova Scotia. It overlooks a three-mile-long beach that skirts the eastern coast of North America. Its simple form and unusual placement on an eight-degree slope have made it an architectural landmark and also provided its name. As a kind of observatory, it is an optimal location to contemplate the constant changes of light, weather, and season. And it can be rented on a weekly basis.
Commissioned as a three-season residence by two creative directors, Rhonda Rubinstein and David Peters, Sliding House was designed with renown architect — and Kingsburg neighbor — Brian MacKay-Lyons. Its cool metallic exterior opens up to a serene interior finished entirely in poplar hardwood. The 1,700 sq. ft. (160 sq. m.) layout includes sleeping quarters up and down, an enclosed fireplace, and decks facing east and west. When viewed from the lower field, the division of its facade by a horizontal slice of windows produces a startling optical effect.
Since its completion in 2008, Sliding House has attracted considerable attention inside Canada and beyond. It has been featured in the Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture, the Italian design magazine Interni, the Dutch magazine Villas, and many other books and publications. Of related interest, the town of Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is 15 minutes away.