Explore the varied themes that surround contemporary homes away in this broad survey of contemporary designs across the Canadian landscape .Whether cabin,cottage ,camp or caban ,such retreats hold a deeply rooted presence in teh psyche of an increasingly diverse and urban population.
Illustrated by the outstanding work of the country's most distinguished architects and designers ,this selection of projects should appeal to anyone interested in contemporary design as wells as those whose lives have been touched by the special experience of having cottage or cabin provide shelter in the landscape.
Explore the varied themes that surround contemporary homes away in this broad survey of contemporary designs across the Canadian landscape .Whether cabin,cottage ,camp or caban ,such retreats hold a deeply rooted presence in teh psyche of an increasingly diverse and urban population.
Illustrated by the outstanding work of the country's most distinguished architects and designers ,this selection of projects should appeal to anyone interested in contemporary design as wells as those whose lives have been touched by the special experience of having cottage or cabin provide shelter in the landscape.
Edited by Chris Macdonalk ,the collection also includes extended essays by designers Herbert Enns and Peter Prangnell that critically between house and its surroundings and the anticipation of escape and immediacy that their own projects provide.
Cabin,cottage ,camp...
Cabin
housr in Mulmur Hills #2
IAN MACDONALD ARCHITECT INC.
PIERRE THIBAULT ARCHITECTE
PATKAU ARCHITECTS
Countryside
Gulf Island Residence
BATTERSBYHOWAT
FLORIAN MAURER ARCHITECT INC.
Camp
Experimental Buildings at Shoal Lake
HERBERT ENNS
Violence & Mercy/Black & White
HERBERT ENNS
Caban
Habitats Ldgers
PIERRE THIBAULT ARCHITECTE
La Petite Maison du Weekend
PATKAU ARCHITECTS
Ravine Guest House and Re~lecting Pool
SHIM-SUTCLIFFE ARCHITECTS
Cottage
Hobby house,Euphrasia
PETER PRANGNELL AND ANTHONY BELCHER
Hobby House
PETER PRANGNELL
Community
Moorelands Camp Dining Hall and Kitchen
SHIM-SUTCLIFFE ARCHITECTS
Ghost Research Lab
BRIAN MACKAY-LYONS ARCHITECT LTD.
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