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Timber Home Design – Lakefront Treehouse

Atlanta-based architecture firm Lord, Aeck & Sargent is the brain behind this beautiful rustic timber home design in Rutledge, Georgia. This house made of trees is also in the trees, making it a true “treehouse” by all accounts. Designed for Camp Twin Lakes, a camping program for ill and disabled children, the lake house is a place where campers can connect with nature. The wheelchair-accessible design works into a bigger picture of all-access nature trails winding their way around a ... Continue >

Lake Home Design by Contemporary Canadian Architects

This Canadian lake home design has a wonderful natural characteristic to it, which exudes casual comfort as a relaxing retreat high above the everyday hustle and bustle. Designed by Calgary-based Sturgess Architecture, this wood country home on Bowen Island faces north on a steep cliff overlooking Howe Sound, surrounded by nature with water at its feet 100m below. This timber home design was made for a couple and their two children, visitors and extended family, divided as a primary residence ... Continue >

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Lake Cabin Design with an amazing open concept layout

Seattle architect Nils Finne has redefined the coastal home, taking it from rustic to rich in this lake cabin design – a beauty on Lake Superior at Eagle Harbor, at the north of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Set on a forested three-acre property, this waterfront retreat features a magnificent 40-ft. wall of glass that frames the lake view. The 2,000-sq.-ft. cabin cantilevers over the water, creating the feeling of being within nature, as opposed to just looking at it from the ... Continue >

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Lake House Architecture with Modern Wraparound Roof

Here's a really cool lake house design. With architect Todd Saunders of Saunders Architecture at the helm, this modern, boat-inspired vacation home boasts just the right blend of rustic charm and contemporary influences. With a wood roof that wraps around to form the rear wall and the floor, this compact cottage retreat is like a warm embrace, welcoming residents and their lucky guests to relax and take in the amazing lake view via the fully glazed front facade. A large ... Continue >

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Contemporary Cottage on the Lake - Modern, not Modest

Rural Iowa is the setting for this contemporary cottage design by San Francisco-based MinDay Architects who, despite the densely populated West Lake Okoboji shoreline, have artfully incorporated privacy and nature into their modern residential design. While the traditional “cottage” wasn’t on the owners’ list of criteria, they still wanted a retreat that focused on the lake and the massive oaks that separate the water from the farmland, according to MinDay Architects. “In response to the narrow wedge-shaped lot with the ... Continue >

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Small Beach Cottage - compact waterfront cottage design that is coziest ever!

London-based Studiomama has designed this small but sweet beach cottage as a cozy home away from home. The 388-sq.-ft. compact waterfront cottage is built on galvanized steel stilts to prevent flooding, but not to worry – you’ll get your fill of water via the house serene seaside views. This beach house has a rustic look both inside and out. Its facade is clad in cedar shingles, giving it a true “cottage” feel which makes its way indoors with the sawn ... Continue >

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