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Book Synopsis"If you can’t wait to open up your cottage, taking a peek inside Northern Hideaways: Canadian Cottages and Cabins (The Images Publishing Group, 2022) will make you want to load the car up pronto."—House & Home
It’s long been a Canadian tradition to “head to the cottage” for holidays. Across the wide expanse of Canada, there are numerous opportunities to do just that. Whether it be a chalet in the ski fields, a boathouse on a fabulous lake, or even just a remote getaway in a secluded forest, Canada fields a wide range of options for places to unwind and spend time with family and friends, and to make the most of all seasons. With a carefully curated selection of beautiful contemporary cottage and cabin designs, this compelling book provides an insight into the Canadian love affair with holiday homes.
This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the idea of the Canadian cottage and cabin, and includes a selection of stunning contemporary retreats, guaranteed to make you want to “head to the cottage” for a vacation.
The projects and locations featured in this volume include:
May House Indian Point, Nova Scotia
Smith House Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia
Cap St-Martin Résidence Potton, Quebec
Cottage on the Point Lanaudière, Quebec
Grand-Pic Chalet Austin, Quebec
Lake Brome Residence Foster, Quebec
Lakeside Cabin Lac-Brome, Quebec
Laurentian Ski Chalet Saint-Donat, Quebec
Maison Perchée East Bolton, Quebec
Prefabricated Country Home Ivry-sur-le-Lac, Quebec
Résidence St-Ignace Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola, Quebec
The Slender House Lake Memphremagog,, Quebec
Ell House Wellington, Ontario
Go Home Bay Cabin Georgian Bay, Ontario
Kawagama Lake Boathouse Dorset, Ontario
Lake Joseph Cottage Muskoka, Ontario
Lake Manitouwabing Residence McKellar, Ontario
Lake Mississauga Cottage Kawartha Highlands, Ontario
Sky House Stoney Lake, Ontario
The Farm Clarington, Ontario
Woodhouse Singhampton, Ontario
Bowen Island House Bowen Island, British Columbia
House on the Bench Naramata, British Columbia
Trade Review"If you can’t wait to open up your cottage, taking a peek inside Northern Hideaways: Canadian Cottages and Cabins (The Images Publishing Group, 2022) will make you want to load the car up pronto." - House & Home
"Hopscotching across the country, this book unveils architectural marvels in Nova Scotia, hillside chalets in Quebec, farmhouses in Ontario, Muskoka cottages, and glass and steel cabins in B.C. What ties them all together is how contemporary cottage architecture puts nature first and foremost, no matter the province." - House & Home
Table of Contents6 Introduction Julia Jamrozik 8 MAY HOUSE Indian Point, Nova Scotia 16 SMITH HOUSE Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia 26 CAP ST-MARTIN RÉSIDENCE Potton, Quebec 34 COTTAGE ON THE POINT Lanaudière, Quebec 44 GRAND-PIC CHALET Austin, Quebec 52 LAKE BROME RESIDENCE Foster, Quebec 62 LAKESIDE CABIN Lac-Brome, Quebec 70 LAURENTIAN SKI CHALET Saint-Donat, Quebec 78 MAISON PERCHÉE East Bolton, Quebec 86 PREFABRICATED COUNTRY HOME Ivry-sur-le-Lac, Quebec 94 RÉSIDENCE ST-IGNACE Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola, Quebec 102 THE SLENDER HOUSE Lake Memphremagog, Quebec 110 ELL HOUSE Wellington, Ontario 118 GO HOME BAY CABIN Georgian Bay, Ontario 126 KAWAGAMA LAKE BOATHOUSE Dorset, Ontario 134 LAKE JOSEPH COTTAGE Muskoka, Ontario 144 LAKE MANITOUWABING RESIDENCE McKellar, Ontario 152 LAKE MISSISSAUGA COTTAGE Kawartha Highlands, Ontario 162 SKY HOUSE Stoney Lake, Ontario 170 THE FARM Clarington, Ontario 180 WOODHOUSE Singhampton, Ontario 188 BOWEN ISLAND HOUSE Bowen Island, British Columbia 198 HOUSE ON THE BENCH Naramata, British Columbia 207 Project Credits