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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Muskoka Boathouse in Ontario, Canada by Akb Architects

 
April 8th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Akb Architects

Inspired by the simple and prevalent image of wood docks found along the edges of the Muskoka lakes, the boathouse was conceived as a series of planar elements that slide past one another. The slippage of planes echoing the movement of water as it shifts course.

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  • Architects: Akb Architects
  • Project: Muskoka Boathouse
  • Location: Ontario, Canada
  • Photography: Shai Gil
  • Principal Architects: Kelly Buffey, Robert Kastelic

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Comprised of 2 bedrooms, a shared bathroom and lounge area with kitchenette on the upper level, the lower level provides functional storage space including three boat slips, and custom cabinetry for recreational equipment with an expansive dock. This 2,300 square foot lakefront structure serves as a guest suite beside an adjacent cottage, with panoramic views of the open water, islands and distant shoreline beyond.

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Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

An elongated cantilevered trellis supported by a permeable wood screen provides an area of reprieve from the expansive, south-western exposure on the dock. Locally supplied cedar wood siding was charred in a Japanese process known as Shou Sugi Ban to preserve the wood from natural weathering, providing a low maintenance exterior finish. A sequence of horizontal and vertical boards differentiates each planar element while a combination of Baltic Birch and Douglas Fir plywood wrap the interior walls and ceiling. A concrete floor on the upper level defines the interior living space in contrast to the cedar wood decking that presents an otherwise continuous field throughout.

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

Image Courtesy © Shai Gil

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Categories: Boat House, House, Residential




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