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Fold House is a residential property in Southern Ontario that \u201cfolds\u201d into the contours of a hillside through its undulating wood and steel structure. The two-story residence is concealed through the land\u2019s topography with the pool pavilion nestled into the lower part of the hill and features an eighty foot long by ten foot tall sliding glass facade that provides sweeping views from a burrowed vantage point. The undulating structure disguises the ninety-foot steel structural beam that creates a cantilevered canopy making the front of the pavilion appear as though it is floating. <\/p>\n

The facade and interiors deploy compression-bent wood\u2014an artisanal fabrication technique typically used on furniture and musical instruments, and rarely deployed at this scale. The roof has a significant wave-like curvature that is visually striking from the exterior of the building as well as from the inside of the pool room opens space to cradle the cascading external steel staircase and creates a sculptural slope in the white oak ceiling of the pool room. <\/p>\n

To minimize environmental impact and follow the Niagara Escarpment\u2019s regulations, a 3D scan was performed to fine-tune the structure\u2019s positioning. The green roof blurs the distinction between building and landscape, and renders the house almost invisible on the approach from the driveway. In order to maximize sunlight in all seasons and reduce solar gain in the summer, the windows are structured in a checkerboard pattern along the guest houses and the pool room features south-facing glazed sliding doors with deep overhang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":422,"template":"","project_type":[2],"project_location":[9],"class_list":["post-1201","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_type-residential","project_location-ontario"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFold House | Hillside Residence by PARTISANS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A hillside residence in Southern Ontario that blends into the landscape with a cantilevered pool pavilion, green roof, and compression-bent wood structure.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/project\/fold-house\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fold House | Hillside Residence by PARTISANS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A hillside residence in Southern Ontario that blends into the landscape with a cantilevered pool pavilion, green roof, and compression-bent wood structure.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/project\/fold-house\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PARTISANS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-27T21:18:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/00002_N33_medium.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1028\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/project\/fold-house\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/project\/fold-house\/\",\"name\":\"Fold House | Hillside Residence by PARTISANS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/project\/fold-house\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/project\/fold-house\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/00002_N33_medium.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-21T17:22:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-27T21:18:12+00:00\",\"description\":\"A hillside residence in Southern Ontario that blends into the landscape with a cantilevered pool pavilion, green roof, and compression-bent wood structure.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/project\/fold-house\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/project\/fold-house\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/project\/fold-house\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/00002_N33_medium.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/partisans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/00002_N33_medium.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":1028,\"caption\":\"The N33 residence by PARTISANS presents a dramatically sculpted roof of warm cedar planks that arcs low over a full-height glazed facade, enclosing an integrated steel staircase within its curvilinear form. 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