Mirror Point Cottage / MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects
Mirror Point Cottage is a vacation home for a local fisherman’s daughter, her Dutch minimalist husband, and their two young children, on a lake near Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia.
James Brittain is an award-winning architectural photographer operating from studios in Montreal, Canada, and London, UK. His photography practice spans over two decades, and he is known for imagery that balances technical precision with atmospheric sensitivity. He captures architecture in ways that emphasize spatial narrative, light, and the lived experience of built form.
His work includes commissioned projects such as New Canadian Architecture, New European Architecture, and visual essays like Revisited: La Tourette and Night Walks. Brittain also lectures and publishes widely on photography and architecture, and his images are featured in international books, magazines, and exhibitions.
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Mirror Point Cottage is a vacation home for a local fisherman’s daughter, her Dutch minimalist husband, and their two young children, on a lake near Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia.
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