Northern Lake Home

Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy

NORTHERN LAKE HOME

Strand Design

ARCHITECTS
Strand Design

LOCATION
Northern Township, United States

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
4800 ft²

PHOTOGRAPHS
Chad Holder Photogaraphy

MANUFACTURERS
2Stone, NanaWall, Western States Metal Roofing

DESIGN TEAM
David Strand, David McKay

YEAR
2017

COUNTRY
United States

Text description provided by architect.

Combining the active lifestyle and appreciation of modern Scandinavian architecture of a youthful Minnesota couple, this vacation retreat celebrates its natural north woods environment.

Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy

Programmatically, the Northern Lake Home is composed of two primary massings separated by a glass core.

Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy
Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy

Splaying out to the lake beyond and nestled into a natural swale, the public spaces contour along the landscape blurring the distinction between its built and natural environments.

Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy
Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy
Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy
Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy
Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy
Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy

The voluminous living areas feature large walls of glass to welcome in the sometimes scarce northern light and capture intimate lake views through the embankment.

A glass core converts through its operable glass wall to combine the dining and private lounge to allow a sheltered connection to the woods and lake beyond.

Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy
Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy

The private family area is partially embanked into the landscape and set away from the public area, protecting its sleeping quarters and private spaces from the active lifestyle surrounding it.

With a subtle darkened exterior material palate, the Northern Lake Home blends into the forested landscape, while white oak finishes provide a warmth to the minimal and crisp interior that allows the surrounding natural environment to be the highlight.

Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy
Northern Lake Home
© Chad Holder Photogaraphy


Northern Lake Home
Section
Northern Lake Home
Floor Plan