Article source: Kariouk Associates

The site for this project is a remote, private lake beside which for more than seventy years existed a family’s cottage.  When the land passed from mother to son, the decision was made to reinvigorate the home; ultimately, because the home had already reached such an advanced state of decay, it was decided to have it removed and to build a new cottage. For sentimental reasons, the new home was to be the exact dimensions of the former and it was to sit in the exact same location.  Aside from those requirements though, a far more open spatial arrangement was desired.  The cottage was only intended for three-season use (the Manhattan couple for whom this was being built intended to spend winters in warmer climates).  The house design was simplified because significant insulation was not required, however, construction intentions were complicated by the fact that the remote location meant that the cost of labor “commuting” from the city would be extremely costly.

Image Courtesy © Photolux Studio/Christian Lalonde

• Architects: Kariouk Associates
• Project: Cross-Laminated-Timber Cottage
• Location: Ladysmith, Quebec
• Photography: Photolux Studio/Christian Lalonde
• Software used:Auto CAD and Photoshop
• DESIGNER: Paul duBellet Kariouk (Principal), Chris Davis (Senior Design Associate), David King, Sarah McMurtry, Adam Paquette (Design Associates)
• CLT CONSULTANT: Timmerman Timberworks
• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Moses Structural Engineers

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