Vancouver studio Laura Killam Architecture has created a beachside cabin in British Columbia with a slanted roof that responds to the site's climate.

The Writer's Retreat cabin acts as an auxiliary space for a writer seeking a small space for creative sessions, separate from a main cabin on the site that hosts a multigenerational family.
Laura Killam Architecture has created a cabin for a writer in British Columbia
"The existing cabin too cumbersome to occupy alone in the shoulder seasons, the writer wanted the Retreat to serve as a cozy, turnkey refuge for intensive solo creative sessions far away from the distractions of urban life," said Laura Killam Architecture (LKA).
The 650-square-foot (60-square metre) cabin is organised into two offset volumes that are connected by an interior passageway while a tilted, cedar-shingled roof covers the structure. It will join a main cabin on its hillside site
The roof, which rises dramatically towards the back of the space and bows towards the east-facing facade, nods to the gabled roof of the existing cabin on the property.
Its tilted profile also protects the cabin from incoming storms that hit its front, while opening the back towards afternoon light.
A tilted roof creates short overhangs on both the front and back of the cabin
The studio created a spacious L-shaped deck that wraps around the facade of the cabin and acts as an entryway, overlooking the ocean.
A porch and outdoor shower were placed in the back two corne...