Archinect - News2024-06-01T19:37:46-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150426187/in-rural-ontario-a-timber-cabin-by-dubbeldam-architecture-design-creates-a-quiet-haven-in-the-trees
In rural Ontario, a timber cabin by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design creates a ‘quiet haven in the trees’ Niall Patrick Walsh2024-05-03T15:03:00-04:00>2024-05-22T19:31:09-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/64/644fe64fec8bcf73c277980cb35c2581.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Toronto-based <a href="https://archinect.com/dubbeldam" target="_blank">Dubbeldam Architecture + Design</a> has offered an insight into their completed <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/412486/cabin" target="_blank">cabin</a> in rural Ontario, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4065/canada" target="_blank">Canada</a>. Named Bunkie on the Hill and described as a “quiet haven in the trees for family members to retreat and re-connect with nature,” the cabin sits at the top of a steep slope overlooking a collection of family cottages below.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/25/25ea5d47fc589d38ca3bf7dd5a412a42.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/25/25ea5d47fc589d38ca3bf7dd5a412a42.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Riley Snelling</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cd/cd9d39950df03cce800ec25139132992.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cd/cd9d39950df03cce800ec25139132992.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Riley Snelling</figcaption></figure><p>The 1,000-square-foot cabin by the Dubbeldam team, who was <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/9804/rising-stars-and-established-names-across-canada-comprise-the-raic-annual-award-recipients-for-2024" target="_blank">recently honored at the 2024 RAIC Annual Awards</a> as the Architectural Practice winner, sees a contemporary interpretation of the traditional A-frame shape. Inspired by overlapping layers of shale rock in the surrounding landscape, the split roof features two intersecting gables that allow for window openings where the roof volumes split.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/64/642a3b6a91c01a64d645db0430056a66.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/64/642a3b6a91c01a64d645db0430056a66.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Riley Snelling</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c7/c771909d928011ed60894239419f32ff.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c7/c771909d928011ed60894239419f32ff.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Riley Snelling</figcaption></figure><p>“These geometric windows allow for curated views of the treetops on one side and lake below on the other and invite natural light to flood the...</p>