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The Hilltop Cottage is a pavilion overlooking a river valley below. Memorializing the place where the owners were engaged, the cottage provides a place of prospect and refuge for seasonal dwelling. Matthew MacKay-Lyons The shingle-clad structure responds to maritime material culture. Sliding barn doors conceal the openings to present a monolithic and primary form. The hipped-roof and thickened walls recall the vernacular language of historic Scottish shielings and Irish tower houses. A foundation of local field stone grounds the project. Matthew MacKay-Lyons Glazed wood doors provide an additional layer of enclosure. When opened, the north corner of the cottage disappears completely, without the use of steel structure. What orig... More