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Wahnapitae Residence

A supplier's prefabricated cottage, adapted to a sloping lakeside lot with an ICF walkout basement, balcony, garage and pool terrace.

Skead, Ontario In progress2022–2025
Aerial view from over the lake of the cottage set back in autumn trees, with a path down to the shore

The project began with a supplier's prefabricated cottage. Our first scope was the walkout basement and the insulated concrete form (ICF) foundations that carry the wooden modules of the house and attached garage. Conservation Authority and shoreline buffer rules limited where the cottage could sit, and the slope allowed a balcony off the main living area above the lakeside walkout.

The scope grew with the owners' needs: a larger garage, a raised pool terrace at the basement patio with a reconfigured balcony and balcony roof above, and an outdoor kitchen. Each phase was designed to match the original modules, so the result is more tailored than the catalogue design.

Status
In progress
Period
2022–2025
Location
Skead, Ontario
Sector
Residential
Structure
Prefabricated wood modules on insulated concrete form (ICF) foundations
Scale
2 storeys
Floor area
4,100 ft²
Client
Private residence
DAO services
  • Authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) compliance
  • Site plan approval
  • Conceptual design
  • Rendering package
  • Building permit
  • Phased work
  • Enhanced construction administration
A prefabricated module craned onto the ICF foundations.
Top-down aerial view of the cottage roofs, driveway and garage on the wooded shoreline, with the lake on one side and the road on the other
Aerial view of the modular cottage with a glazed corner and a lake behind
A crane setting a prefabricated module on the foundations beside the lake in autumn
Aerial view in autumn of the finished cottage, garage and graded driveway on a wooded point above the lake

Project team and credits

  • PrefabricationMaisons Bonneville
  • StructuralKomri Engineering
  • MechanicalSynergy HVAC Design Inc.
  • CivilC2S Engineering
  • GeotechnicalTerraprobe

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