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Project • By Akb Architects • Private Houses
Muskoka Cottage
Akb Architects has created a multi-generational family cottage clad in rough-sawn cedar boards and cedar shakes to merge with the northern Ontario terrain of windswept trees and Pre-Cambrian bedrock. The 7,500-square-foot residence comprises three interconnected volumes that form an interior of cozy spaces and open rooms with spectacular views of a freshwater lake. The simple, volumetric shapes are distinctly contemporary while also embedded with vernacular features that give the house its cabin-in-the-woods appeal, including gabled rooflines with pronounced chimney stacks and an abundance of naturally aged wood.
Shai Gil
The client requested a year-round retreat that would serve as an inviting destination to entertain guests while al... More
Project • By 33BY Architecture • Private Houses
Prairie house
Land area: 0.35Total floor area: 380m2
House roject designed by 33bY Architecture -«The Prairie house style of F.L.Wright» The hardest part of the task set before us was to "catch" the style and proportions of the great architect F.L Wright.
1st of the fundamental principles of Wright's architecture is "pressed" by the roof volume of the house, because of which it seems that the floor height is low, and the house has a pronounced horizontal composition. The second principle is a huge take-out from the front of the roof, which gives a hint of traditional Japanese architecture. The third principle is a large number of covered terraces, which are also stretched by the construction site.
According to the flat nature of the relief... More