Cottage Lake House - In Progress

Location/Year: Canada / 2026

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This comprehensive full-scope architectural and interior project involved gutting and transforming a multi-generational family lake house in Canada. To establish a classic cottage profile, we added a prominent lakeside dormer and updated the exterior façade with a textured blend of brick, siding, and shingles. Our main spatial challenge was opening up the floor plan to capture natural light and lake vistas while retaining structural integrity. The resulting layout introduces a central architectural dividing wall that elegantly zones the dining and living spaces, unified by a dual-aspect fireplace finished in local stone and a striking limewash. In a wonderfully nostalgic twist, the husband’s childhood bedroom was converted into the new kitchen. While we enlarged the glass and restored the home’s original window details with classic cottage mullions, we kept the exact window placement—meaning he looks out at the very same lake view he enjoyed growing up every time he cooks. By preserving the original room's structural window placement but expanding the glass profiles, we restored the home's original window details to ensure a historic look while maintaining the nostalgic, lifelong view toward the water.