In both form and material, the cottage is married to its landscape of water, rock and sky. The graphic lines of the cottage play against the organic, imperfect forms of the wind-bent trees and the unforgiving granite, while the low massing of the cottage and its expression in wood and stone is inextricably linked to the very same elemental materials of its site. A glazed link unites the cottage’s two principal bar volumes. The living spaces occupy the bar closest to the shore; bedrooms are more protectively contained in the bar sited against the treeline. Window openings are aligned between the volumes to allow through views to the conifers behind and the open water in front. Wrapping around the cottage and terracing down to meet the rock, a cedar deck hosts outdoor living spaces for children to play and for all to dine, read and relax; there is even an option to bathe in a private outdoor shower adjacent to the master suite. - Superkul