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A Cluster Of Shingle-Clad Buildings Create An Island Cottage Experience For These Owners

A contemporary cottage that comprises a cluster of buildings, each clad in shingles.

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.

A contemporary cottage that comprises a cluster of buildings, each clad in shingles.

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.

A contemporary cottage that comprises a cluster of buildings, each clad in shingles.

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.

A contemporary cottage that comprises a cluster of buildings, each clad in shingles.

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.

A modern cottage has a living room with a fireplace, a window seat, and a built-in bookshelf.

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.

A modern cottage has a living room with a fireplace, a window seat, and a built-in bookshelf.

The living room includes a fireplace, window bench, and built-in shelving.

A modern cottage with a built-in window seat.

Matching wood planks line the cathedral ceiling, providing a contemporary interpretation of a gabled wood form found in traditional cottages.

In this living room, 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.

An open-plan dining room separates the living room and the kitchen, while two large pendant lights add visual interest.
An open-plan 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 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 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.

A contemporary bedroom with a wood bed frame and white bedding.
A contemporary bedroom with a wood bed frame 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