{"id":210776,"date":"2026-02-09T08:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=210776"},"modified":"2026-02-10T06:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:04:05","slug":"canadian-cottage-core-great-white-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/canadian-cottage-core-great-white-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Cottagecore: 10 Remote Residences Across the Great White North"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><p><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/join.architizer.com\/architizer-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n<p>When\u00a0<em>Heated Rivalry\u00a0<\/em>blew up on the internet, non-fans and non-Canadian nationals may have been confused by the ubiquitous references to \u201cgoing to the cottage.\u201d As different outlets profiled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DS2i6_lET1N\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the now-famous setting of the series\u2019 final episode<\/a>, questions abounded. For viewers in the UK, in particular, the gloriously glazed contemporary design in the Canadian series had nothing to do with the bucolic British cottages (perhaps the most famous on-screen version being Rosehill Cottage, the hillside Surrey home featured in The Holiday).<\/p>\n<p>In Canada, however, a cottage means something very different from what it does in the UK. This isn\u2019t a quaint rural house \u2014 it\u2019s a ritual. A place you escape to, usually by a lake, often after hours of traffic, where shoes come off and time slows down. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTgOlobkb1E\/?img_index=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As The Cottage&#8217;s designers, Trevor McIvor Architects, define it<\/a>, &#8220;What does &#8216;cottage&#8217; mean? A cottage is an idea, a place where families retreat to reconnect with the landscape and each other. Size is irrelevant. What matters is memory, continuity, and belonging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From Muskoka to the Maritimes, cottages take on wildly different forms, but they share a common purpose of providing spaces for both gathering and retreat, engendering a closer relationship to landscape and each other. It\u2019s no accident that the cottage appears so often in Canadian storytelling. Meanwhile, the projects in this collection explore Canadian Cottage Core as an evolving architectural condition. They reveal contemporary design approaches that reinforce the Canadian notion that the cottage is less a building type than it is a shared way of inhabiting land.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/armstrong-cottage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Armstrong Cottage<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a class=\"bluelink js-use-pushstate\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/peter-braithwaite-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-name=\"firm\">Peter Braithwaite Studio<\/a>, Peterborough, Canada<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210778 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage1-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage1-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage1-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage1-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage1-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210777 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Armstrong-Cottage2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>Designed as an off-grid family retreat, this lakeside cottage is composed of two elevated pavilions that hover above the island landscape, minimizing disturbance while maximizing views through the trees. Built as a lightweight kit of parts and assembled under challenging seasonal conditions, the project pairs environmental restraint with a quietly inventive approach to structure and construction.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/catchacoma-cottage-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catchacoma Cottage<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By: <a class=\"bluelink js-use-pushstate\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/dubbeldam-architecture-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-name=\"firm\">Dubbeldam Architecture + Design<\/a>, Kawartha Lakes, Canada<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210781 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Catchacoma-Cottage-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Catchacoma-Cottage-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Catchacoma-Cottage-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Catchacoma-Cottage-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Catchacoma-Cottage-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Catchacoma-Cottage-1-1536x863.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210949 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1725893500443Catchacoma_Cottage-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1725893500443Catchacoma_Cottage-18.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1725893500443Catchacoma_Cottage-18-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1725893500443Catchacoma_Cottage-18-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1725893500443Catchacoma_Cottage-18-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1725893500443Catchacoma_Cottage-18-1536x1100.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>Three steeply pitched volumes step down the slope toward Lake Catchacoma, augmenting a multigenerational program with a quiet conversation with the land. Unified by light-filled interiors, warm wood surfaces and long lake-facing decks, the cottage balances togetherness and retreat \u2014 two essential aspects of cottage life. It is a dwelling designed as much for shared meals and long views as it is for spending long afternoons lost in an engrossing book.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/whistling-wind-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whistling Wind Island<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a class=\"bluelink js-use-pushstate\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/akb-a-t-e-l-i-e-r-k-a-s-t-e-l-i-c-b-u-f-f-e-y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-name=\"firm\">Akb Architects<\/a>, Pointe au Baril, Canada<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210785 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABKB1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABKB1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABKB1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABKB1-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABKB1-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABKB1-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABKB1-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210786 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AKB2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AKB2.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AKB2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AKB2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AKB2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>Scattered across bare granite outcrops, a cluster of cedar-clad pavilions settles into Whistling Wind Island as if shaped by the very same natural forces that carve Georgian Bay\u2019s shoreline. With wraparound decks, operable glass walls and interiors wrapped entirely in wood, the cottage trades a single postcard view for a constantly shifting relationship to its stunningly rugged surroundings, playing a role that is equal parts shelter and lookout.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/more-cabin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">m.o.r.e. CLT Cabin<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a class=\"bluelink js-use-pushstate\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/kariouk-associates\/\" data-name=\"firm\">Kariouk Architects<\/a>, Quebec, Canada<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210800 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"9190\" height=\"3640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin2.jpg 9190w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin2-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin2-1024x406.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin2-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin2-1536x608.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin2-2048x811.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 9190px) 100vw, 9190px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210801 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"9319\" height=\"4404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin3.jpg 9319w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin3-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin3-1024x484.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin3-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin3-1536x726.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.o.r.e.-CLT-Cabin3-2048x968.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 9319px) 100vw, 9319px\" \/>Perched above the shoreline on a single steel mast, m.o.r.e. Cabin quietly dismantles the fantasy of the \u201cnatural\u201d cottage, replacing log-cabin romance with structural ingenuity and real environmental restraint. By hovering rather than spreading, and by treating zoning constraints as a jumping-off point for creative design thinking, the project showcases how doing more with less can be both technically rigorous and deeply generous to the land.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/lake-rosseau-cabin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Rosseau Cabin<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a class=\"bluelink js-use-pushstate\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/still-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-name=\"firm\">Still Architects<\/a>, Rosseau, Canada<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210782 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin.png 1800w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin-1536x2048.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210783 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin2.png 2400w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin2-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin2-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin2-2048x1536.png 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lake-Rosseau-Cabin2-66x50.png 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/>Set where the Rosseau River spills into Lake Rosseau, this compact Muskoka cabin draws directly from the site\u2019s notable logging past (hundred-year-old logs can still be found on the lake bed today), with exposed Douglas fir timbers recalling the mill that once occupied the shoreline. Lifted lightly above the ground and oriented to catch the afternoon sun and the sound of a nearby waterfall, the load-bearing wooden elements forcefully project from the fa\u00e7ade, underlining the importance of timber from structure to context and more.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/kahshe-lake-cottage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kahshe Lake Cottage<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a class=\"bluelink js-use-pushstate\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/solares-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-name=\"firm\">Solares Architecture<\/a>, Gravenhurst, Canada<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210787 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage-1536x1035.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage-2048x1380.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210788 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage2-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage2-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage2-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kahshe-Lake-Cottage2-2048x1373.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>Kahshe Lake Cottage is built around togetherness, as a good family cottage should be, with a generous deck stretching toward the lake and rock outcrop. The design effectively turns outdoor gathering into the heart of daily life. Lightly set on steel ground screws and threaded between trees, the new structure completes a decades-long family story, defined less by architectural pomp than by long weekends and shared meals \u2014 the slow accumulation of memories.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/lakeside-cabin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lakeside Cabin<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a class=\"bluelink js-use-pushstate\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/atelier-schwimmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-name=\"firm\">Atelier Schwimmer<\/a>, Lac-Brome, Canada<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210790 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210789 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin1.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lakeside-Cabin1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/>As with many of the cottages on this list, Black Cabin turns the simple act of gathering into an architectural event, anchoring the house around a concrete hearth that draws everyone inward before spilling views back out to Lake Brome. Wrapped in charred and oiled larch and organized around a dramatic atrium crossed by bridges and sightlines, the cabin feels less like a retreat from life than a well-tuned instrument for shared meals and late nights cast in firelight.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/writers-retreat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writer\u2019s Retreat<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a class=\"bluelink js-use-pushstate\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/laura-killam-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-name=\"firm\">Laura Killam Architecture<\/a>, Qathet Regional District, Canada<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210791 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210792 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Writers-Retreat2-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>Taking remote escape to an extreme, the Writer\u2019s Retreat turns arrival into a ritual, rewarding a long journey by floatplane and boat, and later through a forest path, with a quiet perch above the shore, where light filters through wind-shaped cedars and the Salish Sea comes into view. Composed of two modest volumes in grey-stained cedar and timber, the cabin pairs ship-like built-ins and tactile materials with luxurious moments of pause \u2014 an outdoor shower, a sun-warmed tub, a forest-facing deck \u2014 creating a place where architecture gently clears space for thought.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/salamander\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salamander<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a class=\"bluelink js-use-pushstate\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/sala-designbuild\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-name=\"firm\">SALA Design+Build<\/a>, Gambier Island, Canada<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210793 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210794 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander2-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamander2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>At Camp Fircom, the cottage almost disappears into the rainforest, hovering lightly in a forest clearing and letting the scale of Gambier Island do the talking. Wrapped by a cedar deck that becomes an outdoor living room facing the fire pit, the compact cabin pairs a tightly detailed sleeping pod with open-air bunks and lofted spaces \u2014 a contemporary take on camp life that privileges immersion over enclosure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/rabbit-snare-gorge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rabbit Snare Gorge<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a class=\"bluelink js-use-pushstate\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/omar-gandhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-name=\"firm\">Omar Gandhi Architects<\/a>, Inverness, Canada<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210795 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbit-Snare-Gorge2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbit-Snare-Gorge2.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbit-Snare-Gorge2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbit-Snare-Gorge2-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210796 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbit-Snare-Gorge1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbit-Snare-Gorge1.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbit-Snare-Gorge1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbit-Snare-Gorge1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbit-Snare-Gorge1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbit-Snare-Gorge1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>At Rabbit Snare Gorge, the cottage rises like a watchful lookout, lifting its narrow gabled form above the Acadian forest to frame long views toward the brook valley and the Atlantic beyond. Equal parts vernacular and creature-like, the tower pairs a minimal footprint with a rugged, wind-ready structure, somehow reflecting the extreme verticality of Cape Breton&#8217;s steep slows and deep gorges.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/val-des-monts-cottage-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Val-des-Monts Cottage<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a class=\"bluelink js-use-pushstate\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/simmonds-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-name=\"firm\">Simmonds Architecture<\/a>, Gatineau Hills, Canada<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210797 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Val-des-Monts-Cottage1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1950\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Val-des-Monts-Cottage1.jpg 1950w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Val-des-Monts-Cottage1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Val-des-Monts-Cottage1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Val-des-Monts-Cottage1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Val-des-Monts-Cottage1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1950px) 100vw, 1950px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210798 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Val-des-Monts-Cottage2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1950\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Val-des-Monts-Cottage2.jpg 1950w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Val-des-Monts-Cottage2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Val-des-Monts-Cottage2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Val-des-Monts-Cottage2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Val-des-Monts-Cottage2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1950px) 100vw, 1950px\" \/>Perched at the edge of the Canadian Shield, this Gatineau Hills cottage slips from forest to cliff, anchoring its sleeping spaces in stone before cantilevering the family room boldly toward the lake. The design passively takes advantage of cool air coming off the lake, while clerestory windows flood interior spaces with sun-dappled natural light that pours first through the surrounding tree canopy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><p><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? 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