A large cottage on Leonard Lake peeks out between mature trees on the building site near Bracebridge in Muskoka, Ontario.

MUSKOKA COTTAGE BUILDERS

Muskoka Cottage Builder:
Privacy in the Pines Cottage
(Twp. of Muskoka Lakes)

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PRIVACY IN THE PINES COTTAGE

The second-generation owners of a family cottage on Leonard Lake approached us in 2012 with the idea of renovating their existing cottage.

Classic Muskoka Homes made an assessment of the concrete pier foundation supporting the existing cottage and determined that it was not in suitable condition to support additional building loads.

The decision was made that we would undertake to design a new cottage to replace the existing one.

The cottage design evolved through preliminary, design-development & working drawings phases from mid-2012 to early-2013.

The primary challenge in the design of this cottage was that of articulating the building geometry to allow this new cottage of triple the floor area of the original to nestle into the building site constrained by rock outcroppings and mature trees that were prioritized for preservation.

A bright, warm cottage interior features wood paneling and natural granite stone masonry surrounding the wood fireplace. The existing cottage was a modest single-storey building supported on a pier foundation. This cottage design by Classic Muskoka Homes was built by Master Homes in 2014. The upper floor footprint overhangs the lower floor footprint, thereby allowing exterior circulation to connect the driveway to the waterfront access path. A spacious lakeside deck offers comfortable outdoor entertaining space in Summer weather. The entry door benefits from the overhanging upper storey which creates a covered entry as a byproduct. Plans to integrate stone stairs at the entry into a flagstone walkway have not yet been completed. The large cottage has been built in the footprint of the much smaller existing cottage but incorporates significantly more living space. A three season porch provides a quiet sanctuary away from common spaces in the main cottage floor plan. The Muskoka Room is wrapped on three sides by window glass that gives the feel of sitting in the open forest. Wood flooring, pine wainscot paneling and celiing finishes contrast against white upper walls in the second floor corridor. Natural light illuminates a writing desk positioned at the North-East end of the corridor. The Master Bedroom overlooks the lake through a picture window supplemented by operable casement windows for cross-ventilation. The Porch features three season windows to take advantage of a longer useable season from late Spring through early Fall.

During construction it was found that sufficient depth of excavation could be acheived to allow a full walkout basement to be added beneath the initially-proposed cottage.

Construction began on the new cottage in 2013, with the building work being performed by Master Homes (from the G.T.A.)  Construction was completed in late Spring of 2014.

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From the very outset of the concept, we felt you were very much in tune with our approach... As we now have the pleasure of seeing the building coming into physical form, we are really pleased with the design... Leonard Lake

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PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS

Location:
Leonard Lake,
Township of Muskoka Lakes

Cottage Floor Area: 4,000 s.f.

  • Proposed Floor Area: 3,000 s.f.
  • Walkout Basement: 1,000 s.f.

Bedrooms: 5

Bathrooms: 3

CREDITS

Architectural Design:
Classic Muskoka Homes

Structural Engineer:
Granite Engineering Services

Interior Designer:
N/A

Construction:
Master Homes (G.T.A.)

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