The East Lake House is located in Montauk, a village at the eastern tip of New York’s Long Island, and features weekend coastal vibes with its rough-sawn cedar planks that were left untreated for natural aging. Take a look at that! Rather than building an oversized house in the middle of the property, the team...
Black Quebec Chalet That Overlooks Forests And A Lake
We are all in love with forest and mountain chalets because of their incredible rustic and very cozy charm. Today we are sharing a forest chalet in Canada on the lakeshores, which consists of two volumes that are stacked at irregular angles, as it’s built for siblings. The house is located on a slope, which...
Lakeside House With Creative Architecture
What do we expect from a holiday home? Being comfortable for the rest, this is its main goal, and this Anker-Jordan residence by Julio Salcedo perfectly fulfills this task: it’s built with many generations in mind to provide comfortable relaxation for everyone. The house was created by using an adaptive computational design, conjoining various prisms...
Cozy Lakeside House With Peaceful Modern Decor
Backwater by London-based Platform 5 Architects sits on a small promontory in a secluded lagoon in the Norfolk Broads and offers a contemporary counterpoint to more traditionally designed neighboring houses, while respecting the peaceful natural setting. The house consists of several volumes with gable roofs, they are all connected in one and remind more of...
Sculptural And Abstract Lakefront Weekend Home
Today I have one more lakefront eye-candy for you, and this is a lakefront weekend home in Massachusetts by Taylor and Miller Architecture and Design. The house is an abstract composition of volumes and forms. A single stacked timber wall serves as both the retaining wall for the landscape and as the primary enclosure for...
Prefab Lake Cottage With Unfinished Wooden Walls
This prefab cottage by Kariouk Associates is situated on a private lake in a remote part of Ladysmith, Quebec, Canada. Almost all the interior walls are left unfinished, allowing them to age naturally, the floors however have been clear sealed for extra durability. The walls have either been whitewashed or tiled, as has the floor....
Modern Family Lake House With Clutter-Free Interiors
What used to be the family’s campsite on Lake Superior in Wisconsin is now a fascinating family retreat. The interiors of the 1,280-square-foot main house are dressed in clear basswood, reflecting warmth and evoking closeness to nature. Simple decor creates a clutter-free environment. Its unusual shape is framed by a storage building and woodshed made...
Cantilevered Lake Cottage With Airy White Oak Interiors
This cantilevered lake cottage by Christopher Simmonds Architect is nothing less than beauty in harmony. The home was designed to maximize airflow and take advantage of the natural cooling qualities of the lake. The softness and shadows of the filtered forest light creates an intimate relationship between the exterior and the interior. White oak boards...
Chalet Lac Gate Inspired By The Surrounding Landscape
Located on the shore of the Gate Lake, on a slightly sloping land of almost 80 000 pi2, this cottage by architect Eric Joseph Tremblay is located near the border of a mature cedar wooded area with inclined majestic trunks. The cottage’s exterior covering is made of stones and cedar, natural and site specific materials,...
Glass And Wood Lake House For Complete Relaxation
How do you imagine a house for complete relaxation? Dutch bureau 2by4-architects designed this amazing home in Loosdrecht, Holland, right in a lake, on a tiny island. The surrounding nature embraces the house and lamost comes inside due to the lots of glass used in decor. When the weather is fine, the northern part of...