Lakefront Elevations

residential
April 14, 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lakefront Elevations is a Muskoka lake house retreat shaped by dramatic grade changes and layered outdoor zones. The lighting quietly guides movement through multi level decks while revealing key textures and woodland form with restraint, creating a warm, safe, and cohesive nighttime experience that keeps the landscape as a pleasureable space to move through and enjoy.

Scope

  • Schematic Design
  • Design Development
  • Construction Documentation
  • Construction Administration
  • Lifetime EverCare

Features

  • Canopy and Overhead Structure
    Create sense of “within” in spaces with intended movement and destination spaces
  • Varying Ground Plane Lighting Levels
    Create understood destinations, movement spaces and Focal Points from every major viewing and usage point within space
  • Grazing Naturally Textured Structures
    Controlled grazing accentuates the natural texture of the native canopy and the historic cabin facade. The created composition reinforces authenticity, scale, and architectural presence.

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