The Garnet
Shakespeare Gordon Studio
Typical floor plan, floors 3-9
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The Garnet
Shakespeare Gordon Studio
Typical floor plan, floors 10-11
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Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
At the heart of the cottage is an open-concept living and dining area framed by a vaulted ceiling encased in hand-brushed European oak boards.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
Designed for a large family that regularly entertains, the cottage features a generously sized island kitchen with a wide work aisle to allow for more than one cook and space for party guests to gather.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
With fixed and retractable glass panels along the lakeside, the communal spaces dissolve into the natural surroundings.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
The interior finishes focus on the elemental, with kitchen cabinetry made to blend into the wall boards and run flush with the island's granite countertop.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
An outdoor porch with additional dining, lounge and bar extends seamlessly from the main living and dining areas.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
The residence is hidden among trees with carefully sited openings providing spectacular views of a freshwater lake. Each volume is nested above and within the existing topography with minimal environmental disruption.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
The form of the cottage hinges on two primary pitched roofs, each with a knife-edge detail using standardized wood trusses and precision-edge framing.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
When guests arrive, they encounter a modestly scaled, single-story dwelling in keeping with the cabin-in-the-woods experience.
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Shai Gil
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Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
An intermediary outdoor space is created by a broad overhang covering a wraparound deck.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
The front entry features a built-in firewood storage rack made hot-rolled blackened steel.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
The cottage's exaggerated gabled rooftops and pronounced chimney stacks are a playful take on the cabin vernacular.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
The primary bathroom exemplifies the interior's earthen materiality and layered textural qualities, forming an ambience of softness and quietude.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
A punch window at the top of the staircase creates a moment of connectivity by framing the natural environment in isolation.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
Soft furnishings and area rugs in neutral tones add warmth to the architecture's gentle interplay between rustic charm and finely tuned minimalism.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
Two large fireplace mantles nod to the northern Canada tradition of wood-burning hearths as the main source of heat and an allure for gathering, especially at night.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects
An infrared sauna located on the lower level is only steps away from the lakeshore.
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Shai Gil
Muskoka Cottage
Reigo & Bauer
Living Room Entrance- Beam sofa by Patricia Urquiola for Cassina- Original 1227 Giant Floor Lamp by Anglepoise- Piano by Thrush Holmes- Hola 367 chair Cassina- Avico suspension lamp Fontana Arte
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Muskoka Cottage
Reigo & Bauer
Dining Room- Hola 367 chair Cassina- Avico suspension lamp Fontana Arte- Object Carpet custom rug by Are & Be
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