American firm Strand Design has created a pointy cabin wrapped in metal and wood that is intended to blend with its forested, lakefront site in Wisconsin.
The project, called Lake Placid A-Frame, is owned by a couple from Minneapolis who love outdoor activities and wanted a year-round retreat.
The distinctive cabin sits on a wooded shoreline along Lake Placid in Hayward, Wisconsin. The owners have friends with properties in the area.
Strand Design has completed an A-framed cabin in New York
The goal for the architects ? Minneapolis-based Strand Design ? was to create a modest-sized cabin that embraces the natural landscape.
"The footprint of the cabin was sited specifically to a lower elevation on the rolling property in order to minimise its visual impact and to feel more fully integrated with the surrounding woods," the architects said.  The team conceived a 2,075-square-foot (193-square-metre) dwelling composed of an A-shaped volume with boxes protruding from its sides. The property also has a separate building that houses a garage and workshop.
The A-shaped cabin is wrapped in wood and metal
"Classic meets modern in this refreshing take on the vernacular Northwoods A-frame cabin," the team said.
Framed with glue-laminated timber, the home is clad in a mix of materials.
The studio wanted the cabin to blend into its lakeside surroundings
For the long sides of the A, the team used standing-seam bonderised steel in a light grey tone. Other walls are wr...