Located on the west side of Kvitfjell, 45 minutes north of Lillehammer, the Skigard Hytte cabin designed by Mork-Ulnes Architects is situated 943 meters above sea level, nearly at the top of the mountain (1.039 meters).
The interior of the main house has an open kitchen and living space, with a getaway loft that provides a distant glimpse of the water, and a wood stove that reduces the energy load and warms up those coldest winter island days.
The northern Georgian Bay island is remote, breathtakingly beautiful, and entirely private. However, the poor old original cottage was tired, the log walls had rotted to a degree that made the structure dangerous, there was nothing to save.
A family cottage on a remote and private north-Ontario lake. The Algonquin cottage is on the doorstep of the vast Algonquin Provincial Park. In the summertime it operates as a private family escape and offers a cool swim from the city’s heat, and in the winter as a warm cabin to nestle in after cross-country ski outings in Algonquin Park.
The house stands on the site of an old family cottage, just steps away from the shores of Lac Plaisant in the Mauricie region. Thanks to its simplicity, restraint and refinement, the project embodies the architect’s attempt to capture the essence of cottage life
The Sisters House project is a reflection on the integration of a new building into a natural setting. The owners purchased a small house on a secluded lakeside lot in La Malbaie. For its first three decades, the house was used as a hunting lodge, then it became the summer home for the Sisters of Charity.
Located adjacent to its main residence in Aspen, Colorado, this simple structure provides a retreat within a dense aspen grove. The Cottage Black is placed within the only natural opening in the large grove of trees, providing carefully framed mountain views while maintaining privacy from the main house and drive.
Situated in the center of wine country, this farmhouse style cabin in the woods was designed by Wade Design Architects in collaboration with Jennifer Robin Interiors. The house is located in St. Helena, a city in Napa County, California. The Napa Cabin was originally designed as a guest cabin on a wine country property that has a main house on site.
Architects: Omas:Works Project: Land House Landscape Designer: Joel Loblaw, Inc. Structural Engineer: Blackwell General Contractor: Clancy Builders Ltd. Location: Meaford, Ontario, Canada Photography: Studio Shai Gil Land House is a wooden cottage designed by Omas:Works, an architecture studio founded in 2006 by Brian O’Brian and Carl Muehleisen in New York City. A year round cottage
