Lake Havelock Cottage
Lake Havelock Cottage
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Location
Haliburton, ON
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Client
Private clients
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Dates
2010 - 2012
- Expertise
- Architecture
- Interiors
Indigenous Rights Holders and Historical Occupants
Treaty Lands
Robinson-Huron Treaty 61 (1850), Williams (1923)
Indigenous Rights Holders
Various Anishnaabe peoples, various Mississauga tribes
Historical Occupation
Anishinaabe
*Treaty, territory and historical occupation information has been included for educational purposes, and is meant to show respect for these caregivers. This information is not intended to be a finite view, nor is it intended to represent legal rights or definitive boundaries. To learn more about these matters, please contact the nations in question.
House MN is a cottage located on a remote lake near the southern edge of Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario. It responds to a low, flat, waterfront site and a desire to be invisible from the lake’s edge. Surrounded by conservation area and logging roads, House MN is a study in minimizing the visual and physical impact of a summer residence in Ontario’s boreal forest.
Upon approaching the cottage from the access road, a solitary view through the width of the home connects visitors to views of the lake beyond. The wide, thin line of cottage organizes the structure’s program parallel to the water’s edge beneath a hovering shed roof. At the centre of this organization is the home’s large communal space focused around dual hearths – a wood burning stove and the kitchen’s stove top. The space’s double-height south-facing glazing connects the surrounding forest and views across the lake with the interior. The cottage’s sleeping areas face the morning sun and are accessed via a long, north-lit gallery that displays the family’s art collection. A small loft occupying the roof elevates guest rooms into the surrounding canopy to create enclosed, private spaces. Facing the sunset, a large outdoor living/dining area is protected by an extension of the long roof form.
