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Birdhouse / Superkül
Located on a quiet lake in Ontario’s Kawartha Highlands, this modest Canadian cottage seeks to integrate directly with its natural surroundings to offer a sylvan refuge at the water’s edge.
Drawing on the natural setting in Highlands, architects devise the perfect summer retreat—a raven-hued vacation home modeled after a Birdhouse.
Architects: Superkül
Location: Kawartha, Ontario, Canada
Photography: Doublespace
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A 269-square-meter home away from home sits on Precambrian granite, which slopes down toward the water. One side faces a thick forest. Clad in a charred cedar slat.
While the exterior blends with the terrain, the interiors consist of white-washed birch plywood, providing a serene counterpoint that evokes a deep sense of tranquility.
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The new gabled roof references the cabin, in pigment and shape, while the black aluminum window detailing generates consistency across the entire envelope.
The glazed link manifests a threshold between past and present in which the rustic logs are framed by the birch plywood millwork that seamlessly lines the new interiors.
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The Japanese-style bath