Lakeside escapades

Tucked in the quiet Canadian countryside on the banks of Lake Huron, SAOTA designs a summer home that soaks in the beauty of the natural surrounds. The lakeside retreat dons a contemporary aesthetic, a far cry from conservative country cabins typical in remote towns. Sensitive of the context, the design embraces the best of sustainability and technology, and is yet gracefully bold. The site occupies the transitional space between the lake and the forest, rising 3.5m from the road and steeply dropping to the water to create a grassy embankment, a bluff. Recessed from the street and concealed by the […]