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This is an example of a scandinavian exterior in Toronto with wood siding and a gable roof.
Peter A. Sellar - Architectural Photographer
Peter A. Sellar - Architectural Photographer
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Maison Glissade (Ski Chalet)

Scandinavian Exterior, Toronto

Set on a narrow lot in a private ski club development in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, this hpuse is concieved as a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional chalet. Its form retains the convention of a gable roof, yet is reduced to an elegant two storey volume in which the top floor slides forward, engaging an adjacent ski hill on axis with the chalet. The cantilever of the upper volume embodies a kinetic energy likened to that of a leading ski or a skier propelled in a forward trajectory. The lower level counter balances this movement with a rhythmic pattern of solid and void. Architect: AKB - Atelier Kastelic Buffey. Photography: Peter A. Sellar / www.photoklik.com

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Siddharth Kakodkar added this to Nisha’s Ideas15 June 2024

I love how this shape and these finishes feel