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
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
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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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Doublespace Photography
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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Muskoka Cottage
Reigo & Bauer
Living Room- Beam sofa by Patricia Urquiola for Cassina- Yale table by Jean-Marie Massaud for MDF Italia- Togo ottoman Ligne Roset- Dreams buffet cabinet by Cristian Zuzunaga for BD Barcelona- Superloon floor lamp by Jasper Morison for Flos
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Doublespace Photography
Muskoka Cottage
Reigo & Bauer
Living Room Detail- Beam sofa by Patricia Urquiola for Cassina- Yale table by Jean-Marie Massaud for MDF Italia- Dreams buffet cabinet by Cristian Zuzunaga for BD Barcelona- Superloon floor lamp by Jasper Morison for Flos- Object Carpet custom rug by Are & Be
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Doublespace Photography
Muskoka Cottage
Reigo & Bauer
Dining Room Detail- Hola 367 chair Cassina- Avico suspension lamp Fontana Arte- Object Carpet custom rug by Are & Be
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Doublespace Photography
Muskoka Cottage
Reigo & Bauer
Dining Room Detail- Hola 367 chair Cassina- Avico suspension lamp Fontana Arte- Object Carpet custom rug by Are & Be
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Doublespace Photography
Muskoka Cottage
Reigo & Bauer
Dichroic Glass Cabinet- Custom Entry millwork by Reigo & Bauer- Custom UV bonded dichroic glass display case by Reigo & Bauer- Hola 367 chair Cassina
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Doublespace Photography
Muskoka Cottage
Reigo & Bauer
Dichroic Glass Cabinet Detail- Custom Entry millwork by Reigo & Bauer- Custom UV bonded dichroic glass display case by Reigo & Bauer- Hola 367 chair Cassina
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Doublespace Photography
Muskoka Cottage
Reigo & Bauer
Dichroic Glass Cabinet, Evening Lighting- Custom Entry millwork by Reigo & Bauer- Custom UV bonded dichroic glass display case by Reigo & Bauer- Hola 367 chair Cassina
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Doublespace Photography
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