Boathouse on the Muskoka Lakes, Ontario Building, Canadian Real Estate, Architecture Images
Boathouse on the Muskoka Lakes, Ontario
Weekend and Leisure Building Project in ON, Canada ? design by Akb Architects
7 Oct 2019
Muskoka Lakes Boathouse
Design: Akb Architects
Location: Muskoka Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Muskoka Lakes Boathouse

Inspired by the simple and prevalent image of wood docks found along the edges of the Canadian Muskoka lakes, the boathouse was conceived as a series of planar elements that slide past one another.

The slippage of planes echoing the movement of water as it shifts course.

Comprised of 2 bedrooms, a shared bathroom and lounge area with kitchenette on the upper level, the lower level provides functional storage space including three boat slips, and custom cabinetry for recreational equipment with an expansive dock.
This 2,300 square foot lakefront structure serves as a guest suite beside an adjacent cottage, with panoramic views of the open water, islands and distant shoreline beyond.

An elongated cantilevered trellis supported by a permeable wood screen provides an area of reprieve from the expansive, south-western exposure on the dock.

Locally supplied cedar wood siding was charred in a Japanese process known as Shou Sugi Ban to preserve the wood from natural weathering, providing a low maintenance exterior finish.

A sequence of horizontal and vertical boards differentiates each planar element while a combination of Baltic Birch and...