In a large natural lake-side resort weekend on Lake Seymour Marmora, halfway between Toronto and Ottawa, a new house with headquarters in Toronto UCArchitect focuses on sustainability and abroad.
Working on the basis of the house - the bathroom and kitchen - the surrounding area is framed by a wooden bridge outside the property. The outer envelope of cedar and metal roof has no windows, only large sliding glass doors in the synthesis of the entire bridge.
The central core splits the living area into a living-dining area to the south-west, and study and bedroom to the north-east. Areas can be opened up or closed for privacy with sliding maple “pocket” doors. The interiors feature custom-made cabinets, with kitchen counters are made of black Corian
The eco-friendly features of the building include passive solar design and radiant floor heating embedded within pigmented poured concrete. The oven is a rotating real fire stove that moves 360 degrees around a concrete pillar in the heart of the house, offering views of flames from anywhere in the house.
Large windows over the water, insulated wooden walls, a natural stone bathroom and skylights to the clouds mean that nature is ever-present.
Not far from a narrow access road, but suitably hidden away, the house is aimed at city-dwellers looking for the simple-life second property.
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