Long Point Getaway, Huff’s Corners, Ontario Weekend Home, Canadian Real Estate, Architecture Images
Huff’s Corners
26 Nov 2021
Architects: VFA Architecture + Design
Location: Huff’s Corners, Ontario, Canada

Long Point Getaway
On the side of a country road in picturesque Prince Edward County on the Long Point peninsula, a charming 1880s farmhouse becomes sanctuary for a couple and their two young children; its completion was well-timed for the beginning of a global lockdown.

A contemporary structural extension on a classic Ontarian country home positioned atop an escarpment, entices the family to seek out a regular escape from Toronto here by the peaceful lakeshore where the region is abundant in gastronomical and viticultural activity.
As VFA Architecture + Design delved into the Long Point Getaway project, their excavation revealed a structural surprise in the traditional stick build; a previous dweller had built around what was originally a 1820s one-room log cabin.

The latest intervention into the building?s history sees the stacking of three volumes where the existing architecture showcases the traditional porched farmhouse vernacular with a prominent new façade; vertical white-washed wood panelling is complemented by a new galvalume roof with standing metal seam.

The middle volume echoes the slant of the adjacent gabled roof, comprising the living room; and the western wing is articulated by a rectilinear box insertion housing a screened M...