Woodhouse is a modern cabin located in Singhampton, Canada, redesigned and extended in 2019 by Superkül.

Description
Designed for a family of four on a heavily wooded 90-acre site near Singhampton, Ontario, Woodhouse comprises a 1,100-square-foot 19th-century log cabin and a 1,760-square-foot modern addition. Retention of the historic, rustic qualities of the existing building was paramount; it remains distinct and separated from yet connected to the new addition by a glazed link. In contrast, the low-slung massing of the newly built structure reads as an elongated bar reaching out into the landscape.
The two building forms are unified into a cohesive whole through the material expression of exterior cladding materials: riffing on the rough-hewn logs of the old cabin, charred wood siding is a modern interpretation that ensures visual and textural continuity. Similarly, the low gable roof of the new addition references the existing cabin as an integral compositional element of the scheme. A linear sequence of spaces is divided by an exterior breezeway into public and private zones, encouraging year-round engagement with the elements. Hung from the soffit, 16-foot-long wood panels slide across the façade to fully enclose the breezeway, thus offering protection from even the harshest winter winds. A dramatic, vaulted ceiling features a bank of four north-facing skylights, opening up the space and refocusing attention from the horizontal plane of landscape b...