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In the heart of the Muskok region Ontario, a new family cottage Barbor Voccac Taylor Architect (Bvt a) redefines what it means to live closely with nature. Designed for a multienational family, four bedrooms, three levels pull into their rough surroundings while providing intimate spaces for collecting, unwinding and connecting with the lake.
Located on fogs grove and crushed at the steep terrain of the Canadian shield, the cottage is designed to respect the natural declining and vegetation of the site. Instead of reversing the country, the design adapts to its contours slightly – nesting on the hillside and suffocates towards the woods and water. Sensitive setting not only minimizes environmental impact, but also ensures that each level of the home offers a unique landscape perspective.
External Couples Shou Sugi Ban Cedar lining with a low, sloping black roof zinc that extends through two main housing living spaces, and another containing the garage and gym above level. In between them is the open air room – flexible collection of motorized screens when necessary – who married the lake in a dramatic way of arrival visitors.
“The warmth of wood balances the cold of the metal,” says Barbora Voccac Taylor from the outside aesthetics cottage. “And, over time, materials will naturally and gracefully reach and develop the nature of Patin to add their story. I think the expectation is exciting or that the family will follow in time and family is growing.
House owners wanted a whole withdrawal that could now greet their expanded family and continue service as a “family campus” for future generations. BVT and answered the appearance that balances private withdrawal with expansive social areas. The upper level is a children’s bedroom, studio, guest package and hiding places for flute attic available to the ladder that is perfect for the imaginative game. The lower level has a kitchen, dining room, dining room and living space outdoors according to panoramic views on panoramic lake, plus the basic apartment when owners visit alone. And finally, the basement level is a recreation center of the house with theater, sauna, wet tape and leaving access to Japanese spa Anceen spa sheltered cedar ceilings and concrete walls of privacy.
Through the cottage, carefully set “viewfinder” of the “windows framework of specific footage of the wilderness – singular blue wood, rippered water or soles with seasons, making the home feel in constant dialogue with its environment.
Summer life flows continuously outdoor current, with glass on plaque and on the ceiling and viewed openings that blurt borders between the interior and out. In colder months, a double-sided stone fireplace becomes a glowing central part of the house, while cedar and concrete materials develop a stomach patina that deepens the connection between structure and adjustment.
Domestic proportions encourage slower tempo – especially in stairs, which uses the growth ratio in an indoor space to create a subtle, thinning effect.
BVT A’s material combines a warm forest, a roof of zinc and poured concrete, also chose them endurance and their ability to gracefully age. Exposed by Douglas Jelks, white interior of pines and hand-painted cement tiles provide texture and tactility in spaces. In time, these elements will tempt and tell a story about the family staying there.
Whether it arrived by boat or car, the cottage offers a sense of emptiness. At night, the parametric cedar panel designed in cooperation with the Victoria Fard insert shifting the sample reminiscent of the fire light, making a moskuque room like a lantern in water over the water.
For more information on Arbor Voccac Taylor architecture, visit bvtarchitect.com.
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