This stunning cottage retreat is situated on Lake Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, designed by Christopher Simmonds Architect. The vaulted forms of this post and beam structure straddle a seasonal stream and climb a rambling granite outcrop of the Canadian Shield. Envisioned as a multi-generational retreat, the center of this home is a high ceilinged pavilion of […]
This stunning family vacation cabin is perched on the shores of beautiful Lake Okanagan, in Naramata, British Columbia, Canada, imagined by interior designer Robert Bailey. This summer retreat is quite literally a family’s dream-come-true! The design was inspired by sketches presented by the client as well as the surrounding landscape. The lakeside project was designed from the ground up, […]
Architect Henri Cleinge was approached to renovate and design a significant addition to Bord-du-Lac House, a 200 year old stone dwelling in Quebec, Canada. The architects were challenged to define a clear conceptual approach which would reconcile a contemporary architectural language to the ancestral home. The original structure once belonged to the Hudson Bay Company […]
This modern family home is located in an exclusive neighborhood halfway up the mountainside above the luxury resort community of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada and has been designed by BattersbyHowat Architects. The home was designed for clients who appreciate the timber structure characteristic of a Whistler Chalet, but desired a unique family home for seven […]
The Khyber Ridge House is situated in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, commissioned by a professional snowboarder to have design firm Studio NMinusOne complete the project. Consisting of five levels, the strategy takes its cue from the line of a mountain, intimately engaging with the site. The house is distributed along a steep slope, developing diverse tactical relations […]
The Mac N Mo show was Katie and Jordan’s first purchase together. Katie, growing up in a family of electricians and Jordan, growing up with a builder for a father and designer for a mother, they had only one month to fully renovate this Mount Pleasant, Vancouver loft in the Mecca building. The living space features over […]
The Davis Residence was designed by Abramson Teiger Architects who were asked to design a house with light-filled spaces and an indoor/outdoor integration seen in the firm’s Southern California work, but adapted to the Toronto, Ontario climate. The first floor is clad in black Algonquin limestone, used commonly in Ontario, and layered with wood, detailed […]
This incredible lake house is nestled on Lake Okanagan, Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada. Designer Paul Nesbitt was given a blank check to use this unique setting to create a lakeshore experience like no other. Every detail from the artwork inside to the trim out was thoughtfully selected and painstakingly executed to create an environment […]
The Southlands Residence is nestled into a mature, heavily vegetated corner site in lovely Vancouver, BC, Canada’s historical Dunbar Southlands district. The home was once a neglected bungalow that has been transformed into an urban oasis by DIALOG. A year-round fresh water stream divides the irregularly shaped site and the lush basin resulting from long-standing […]
The Shaw house has been designed by Patkau Architects, situated on a narrow waterfront property on the south shore of English Bay in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Views from the site stretch across the bay to encompass the skyline of downtown Vancouver and, beyond, the mountains on the north shore of the bay. The […]
