Foul Weather Is No Match for This Boxy New Brunswick Home—or the Steel Stair Wrapped Around It

Along the coast where gable homes squat low to fend off driving wind and rain, Peter Braithwaite Studio created a resilient three-level residence with a rooftop patio.
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Architect Peter Braithwaite isn’t deterred by harsh weather. In fact, he says "it’s part of the charm" of living and working in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where windy and wet conditions batter fishing houses and residences that dot the craggy coastline.

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