Akb Architects has shared photos of a cottage they designed that comprises a cluster of buildings, each scaled proportionately to the island’s one-acre size.
Located three hours north of Toronto, Canada, the cottage includes four pitch-roofed structures, harmoniously clad in silver-weathered cedar shingles to blend in with the surroundings.
The main cottage is at the highest elevation. A bunkie, a sauna, and boat storage containing a small fitness room are located on different outcroppings and reachable via wooden plank gangways that link to boat landings and fill gaps between rocks.
The cottage’s main room comprises an open kitchen, a generous dining area, and a living room featuring a full-height fireplace wall made of local Muskoka granite slabs.
Custom-made cedar whitewashed boards on the walls run horizontally to echo the continual presence of the location’s dominant water and sky horizon line.
The living room includes a fireplace, window bench, and built-in shelving.
Matching wood planks line the cathedral ceiling, providing a contemporary interpretation of a gabled wood form found in traditional cottages.
The dining room separates the living room and the kitchen, while two large pendant lights add visual interest.
The bunkie is a smaller version of the cottage, designed to sleep up to four in two bedrooms with a shared bathroom. A large flagstone fireplace at its core separates the bedrooms from a kitchenette with a desk and lounge area with a pair of loveseats.
The bedrooms have been kept contemporary yet neutral, with simple wood bedframes and white bedding.
Photography by Doublespace Photography | Architecture Firm: Akb Architects | Architecture team: Kelly Buffey, Robert Kastelic, Donald Peckover, Byron White, Tim Wat, Antonio Morais, Nicole Rak | Furniture Curation: Anne Hepfner Design Inc.
Source: Contemporist