Kennebec Lakehouse, Arden home, Ontario
Kennebec Lakehouse Arden, Ontario Rural Home, Canadian Country Property, Architecture Photos
Kennebec Lakehouse in Arden, Ontario
Sep 17, 2021
Design: Zerafa Studio Llc.
Location: Nordic Road, Arden, Ontario Canada
Photos by Tom Arban
Kennebec Lakehouse – Arden Rural Home
Kennebec Lakehouse is a year-round vacation home located on Kennebec Lake, a finger-lake in Arden, Ontario . The 2.8 acre site is defined by its dramatic topography, sloping down from the roadway to Kennebec Lake from south to north.
The site is densely wooded with a mix of tall deciduous and coniferous trees, and features a prominent exposed rock ledge extending the full width of the property parallel to the shoreline. The rock outcroppings are a dramatic feature of the ?Canadian Shield?, Precambrian rock exposed by glaciation that left only a thin layer of soil in the area. It was important to preserve this ancient landscape when siting the house. By locating the house on the lake-side of this exposed rock ledge, we are able to build a two- level house with a partially exposed walkout while leaving the ledge undisturbed.
Programmatically, the house is defined by two distinct stacked zones, the house proper on the main level, clad in ship-lap cedar siding, and a lower poured-in-place concrete volume containing service space, a recreational room, and a guest suite. The simple rectangular plan is oriented in an east-west direction along the exposed rock ledge to exploit the uninterrupted lake vi...
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