Nestled above the ground, surrounded by river and trees, nortehaus was designed as a getaway and grounding space, away, but not too far from the city. Drawing from Nordic and Japanese influences, nortehaus honours simplicity, good company, sustainability, and all things hygge.
Architecture firm
MAFCOhouse
Location
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Photography
Katrina Ramsvik
Principal architect
Diane Younge Molenaar, Dan Molenaar
Design team
Diane Younge Molenaar, Dan Molenaar
Collaborators
CDH Carpentry, Harvest House
Interior design
All Ten Wards
Structural engineer
Blackrock Engineering
Environmental & MEP
BGS Surveys
Supervision
Will Jones, CDH Carpentry
Visualization
Diane Younge Molenaar, Dan Molenaar
Tools used
Adobe Lightroom
Construction
CDH Carpentry
Material
Steel, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Architecture firm
Vlasov Roman
Tools used
Autodesk Maya, Redshift
Principal architect
Vlasov Roman
Visualization
Vlasov Roman
Typology
Residential › House
Beginning with an outdated 1962 split-level beachfront house, the challenge for this remodel involved the transformation and recycling of the original 1960s split-level house into a home that’s connected to its location. “The rural, agrarian structures of Lopez Island served as inspiration for the design,” notes Jim Graham. “We wanted to create som...
Project name
Lopez Island Beach Cabin
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Lopez Island, Washington, USA
Photography
Benjamin Benschneider
Interior design
Jennifer Randall & Associates
Construction
Ravenhill Construction
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
This project started from a noble idea of preserving wood and a desire to push the limits of log construction. We bought a land plot with a pile of logs left from an old disassembled house. You should know that I was born in Karelia so love for forest is in my blood. I didn’t have the heart to saw the log shell up for firewood.
Architecture firm
Snegiri Architects
Location
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Photography
Irina Istomina, Dima Tabu, Denis Legotin
Principal architect
Nikita Kapiturov
Design team
Nikita Kapiturov
Interior design
Nikita Kapiturov
Landscape
Nikita Kapiturov
Material
Wood logs, Japanese ceramic panels, glass
Typology
Residential › Cabin
Nestled on the south side of Mount Shefford (Québec, Canada), this residence is divided into three main volumes that follow the curves of the land. The volume that is slightly embedded in the mountain, on the rear façade, houses a ceramic workshop and a garage.
Project name
Shefford House
Architecture firm
Atelier BOOM-TOWN
Location
Shefford, Canada
Photography
Raphaël Thibodeau
Collaborators
Wood siding: Maxi-Forêt. Steel siding: MAC architectural / Privus Design ( Corten steel). Cabinetry: Ateliers Jacob. Staircase: Escalier Distinct. Fireplace: STUV America. Doors & windows: Fabelta. Plumbing and ceramics: Ramacieri Soligo
Material
Wood, Concrete, Corten Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The Bunker House is a custom two-story house with a bomb shelter in the basement. It is fully equipped for a long stay: it has comfortable sleeping places and rest areas, a separate room for food and water supplies, bathrooms with showers and sewage, and a private kitchen. Even a winter garden with artificial lighting is planned — everything for th...
Project name
Bunker House
Architecture firm
Sence Architects
Principal architect
Vasylyna Kosynska
Design team
Diana Alekseenko, Ihor Yashin
Visualization
Ihor Yashin
Typology
Residential › House
Les Archinautes: The building is located in the heart of Bohemian Forest with a view of Lipno lake. This cabin was built on a place where an old wooden cabin used to be. It is designed to provide the perfect base for nearby mountain sports in all conditions.
Project name
Lipno Lakeside Cabin
Architecture firm
Les Archinautes
Location
Lipno Lake, Czech Republic
Photography
Petr Polák. Tomáš Mach (Wintertime photo set)
Collaborators
Project documentation: 3AE [Radek Vybíhal], Turnkey construction: 3AE,.
Site area
Gross Floor Area 118 m²; Usable Floor Area 110 m²; Site area 580 m²
Material
CLT panels Novatop – structural spruce panels. Siberian larch – facade. Oak – flooring. Talc – fireplace. Spruce SWP panels – kitchen. Larch SWP panels – sliding shutters
Typology
Residential › House
Summer Patio is situated in “Zapovedniy Bor” village estate in a natural reserve on former hunting grounds, close to Nerskaya river. The village is surrounded by a pine forest with clean air. All of the houses are built of wood, which correlates with lovely ecological environment of the location. Picturesque landscape with tall pines and the client...
Project name
A Sail, Pine Trees and Sea-Salted Boards Under the Moon
Architecture firm
Bureau A4
Location
Moscow Region, "Zapovedniy Bor" village estate
Principal architect
Sergey Markov, Alexey Afonichkin
Design team
Sergey Markov, Alexey Afonichkin, Margarita Selkova, Anastasia Medvedeva, Ekaterina Mezentseva, Ksenia Maksimova, Anton Larionov, Valeria Pchelina
Typology
Residential › House
