Heart Lake Cabana 3

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A few more snapshots - getting the cabana ready for its inaugural party on the long weekend!

Heart Lake Cabana 2

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Site work is progressing very nicely with the Heart Lake Cabana.  The wood looks simply gorgeous - Ipe and Douglas Fir... the roof is up, and the walls, millwork and lounge furniture components are ready for installation in the next few days.  I'm excited about the custom-fabricated lounge chair platform - it looked great in the millwork shop.  Today we laid out the solar dock cleat lights to give a glow around the perimeter of the ipe-clad docks and bridge - I think they are the perfect touch, to be glimpsed from the winding road down into the property in the evening.  I am looking for the right lantern to hang at the corner of the roof, to hang over a bench that has been made for the bridge - a beacon that would be seen from the stone path coming from the main house. 

More to come....

Autumn Update

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ONE OF THE CUSTOM DESIGNED COCKTAIL TABLES 
AT HOTEL LE GERMAIN

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It has been an incredibly busy season, with the initiation of new projects and construction underway on others.  Renovation is being planned for two additional floors at Munich Re on Bay St (24,000 sf of new office and swing space), work is about to begin at the Covenant House, and the designs for the Heart Lake Cabana and the Meadow House are progressing very nicely.  New phases of design are starting up at the Rosedale House in order to renovate the ground and second floors including a new kitchen and additions.  As well, there are exciting graphic design projects happening through Backyard Design. 

JF

Heart Lake Cabana 1

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ENTRY GATE TO THE PROPERTY

 

APPROACH TO THE EXISTING COUNTRY HOUSE, TREES IN FULL AUTUMNAL BLAZE

THE EXISTING COUNTRY HOUSE' POISED ABOVE A SMALL ESCARPMENT IS 

WONDERFULLY SITED, WITH SECLUDED AREAS FOR WINTER + SUMMER SPORTS,

THE SITE FOR THE NEW CABANA TO BE DESIGNED, BELOW THE HILL OPPOSITE THE HOUSE. 

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THE VIEW TOWARD THE FUTURE CABANA SITE, AND 
THE PROPERTY'S WINDING ENTRY ROAD BEYOND

Yesterday I visited the country property of a client in order to begin the design for a new waterfront cabana.  It was the perfect warm fall day with trees turning red and gold, and crisp still air that barely disturbed the surface of the water.  This building type is a favorite - a small gem of a leisure building, in a gorgeous setting.