Does the design have any sustainable living features?
Yes. The house site sits within a lowlying dish, in a particularly cold climate, shaded by large native trees. Given this, the cottage design had to achieve maximum passive solar lighting and heating to reduce reliance on additional forms of heating. Skylights were introduced in the new and existing sections to increase natural light levels. Which part of the design do you think works particularly well? The space between the new and existing sections of the house forming the entry hall, study and interstitial space between bedroom and living areas. It offers views of the lake from the entry door, while the overhead skylights in the ceiling allow a daily, sundial-like dance of light across the south wall of the hall. Is there anything you would have done differently in retrospect? A skylight was added to the ensuite during the construction stage to allow for treetop views from the bath, but unfortunately the tree to be viewed through it fell down in a storm not long afterwards. Therefor
