Chappell Residence

Designed in collaboration by Omar Gandhi and Brodye Chappell—Gandhi shaping the primary building form and exterior material palette, and Chappell providing ongoing design input while leading the full construction—the residence becomes both a vessel for family life and a working studio. Chappell’s role extended well beyond execution: he designed and crafted much of the interior millwork and built furniture throughout, continuing a practice of hands-on making that has defined his work across Prince Edward Island.
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Constructed gradually with the help of friends, colleagues, and trades throughout PEI, the house was realized piece by piece over evenings and weekends. It unfolds as two distinct but connected volumes: a warm family dwelling and an expansive workshop supporting Chappell’s ongoing furniture and millwork practice. The architecture borrows from rural vernacular building forms—elongated rooflines, agricultural profiles—then abstracts them into something leaner and more contemporary. A gable roof pairs with a hyper‑extended hip, producing a familiar silhouette sharpened into new form.
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Clad in metal and oriented to capture open agricultural views, the residence sits low and measured within its landscape. Large glazing apertures pull light deep into the interior, connecting the daily rhythms of family life to the shifting weather and seasons. Material warmth guides the domestic spaces while the adjacent workshop remains the engine of production—where ideas, timber, and tools shape the work that continues beyond the house itself.
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The Chappell Residence is a home built slowly, with intention. Rooted in land, labour, and family connection, it stands as a place lived in and made by hand—an architecture where work and life form one continuous narrative.