Architecture firm SAOTA have gone about putting a major modern twist on the typical lakehouse aesthetic in a remote Canadian town. In departure from the regional traditional country cabin style, this summer house design is a highly modern concrete marvel with vast expanses of glass. With that said, the architects have endeavoured to make the […]

Architecture firm SAOTA have gone about putting a major modern twist on the typical lakehouse aesthetic in a remote Canadian town. In departure from the regional traditional country cabin style, this summer house design is a highly modern concrete marvel with vast expanses of glass. With that said, the architects have endeavoured to make the design respectful to the natural setting on the banks of Lake Huron. The house has been sensitively set back on the plot, situated closer to the street in order to preserve the natural bluff. Surrounding mature fir trees have been preserved to largely conceal the approach to the house, and build magical suspense on arrival.
The modern house exterior makes a bold architectural statement, and extends the possibilities of the traditional lakeside family retreat.

A concept of stacked and suspended rectangular boxes builds the home. The living area exists between the solid volumes, where glass coats the clear void.

At the back of the house, walls are almost all made of glass to promote an indoor-outdoor connect.

The continual stretch of two-storey glass allows natural light to reach deep...