Cabin in Go Home Bay
| Cabin in Go Home Bay | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed in 2013 |
| Location | Go Home Bay, Georgian Bay Archipelago, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 44°59′30″N 79°56′30″W / 44.991795°N 79.941600°WCoordinates: 44°59′30″N 79°56′30″W / 44.991795°N 79.941600°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Client | Ian MacDonald |
| Owner | Ian MacDonald |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Charcoal-colored cedar shingles (exterior), Amber-hued and dark-stained rough-sawn fir (interior) |
| Floor area | 426.72m² (1,400 sq ft) & 121.92m² (400 sq ft) Porch |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Ian MacDonald |
| Architecture firm | Ian MacDonald Architect Inc. (IMA) |
| Structural engineer | David Bowick |
| Main contractor | Blackwell Partnership Inc, Darlington Construction |
| Awards and prizes | 2016 Design Excellence Award, from the Ontario Association of Architects |
| Website | |
| https://ima.ca/ | |
The Cabin in Go Home Bay is a waterfront home located on an enclave of Georgian Bay’s archipelago, in Ontario, Canada.[1] The cabin is a total of 426.72m² (1,400 sq ft) and has a 121.92m² (400 sq ft) porch.[2] The single-story building contains three bedrooms, one bathroom, a one-wall kitchen that faces the forest, and a large open living space that faces the lake. The design process for the cabin first began in 2011 and the project was completed in 2013.[1]
The Cabin in Go Home Bay was designed by Ian MacDonald, a Canadian architect from IMA, in collaboration with David Bowick (structural engineer) from Blackwell Partnership Inc, Darlington Construction (Contractor), Kobi’s Cabinets (millworker,) and Sam Laffin (design team).[1] Ian MacDonald initially designed this cabin to replace the pre-existing one, located on this site, which was too damaged to restore.[3] First and foremost, Ian wanted this project to be respectful of the Georgian Bay landscape. This resulted in the building having as little physical footprint as possible, integration into the landscape, and a focus on sustainability.[1]
The cabin is located in a secluded area of Georgian Bay with no road access and is 25km away from the nearest dock. Thus, prior to the construction process, all materials were loaded onto a barge and delivered in a single trip. To work around the steep slope, a helicopter was brought in to transfer the supplies from the barge to the top of a granite outcropping. The exterior of the cabin is made of charcoal-colored cedar shingles for the siding and concrete piers that cantilever over the outcropping forming the foundation. For the interior, amber-hued and dark-stained, rough-sawn fir covers the floors and walls. Galvanized steel frames outline windows, doorways, and the structural elements of the cottage. Ian MacDonald felt as though these materials would strengthen a desired feeling of a cozy family cabin. Moreover, he included 4 wood burning stoves throughout the space to warm the interior environment during colder months. The building's interior also prioritizes connections to the scenery with large windows looking out on all sides and a living space that can turn into a screened-in porch. These windows provide expansive views of the water and surrounding forest which Ian wanted to be the main feature.[1][4]
Location/History
Go Home Bay is a small community on Georgian Bay that was initially popularized by the Group of Seven in the 1920s.[1] The Group of Seven is a group of Canadian artists that created many famous paintings of the region and its natural environment.[5] [6]The area consists of very distinct northern attributes such as rocky outcroppings and large white pines that are shaped by the constant west winds.[1] Go Home Bay is currently a trending location for waterfront cottages, that primarily serve as secondary homes to people from down south. The community is over 120 years old and is home to 180 cottages, with numbers still growing to this day. The majority of the citizens of this area are direct descendants of the founding Go Home members dating back to 1898. The natural landscape is very important to these families in order to preserve the special environment that surrounds them. [7] This was additionally important to Ian MacDonald when designing and constructing the Cabin in Go Home Bay in 2011-2013.
Vision and Values of Go Home Bay
The community of Go Home Bay values preserving the natural environment. The clear waters, uninterrupted shores, and pristine landscapes are all aspects that they wish to protect. In order to achieve the preservation they desire, in 2006 they brought in a planning consultant to devise a consensus on how to develop the area. In this consensus, they agree to:[7]
- Reduce the building's obstruction of the land[7]
- Limit the square footage of docks, cabins, and cottages[7]
- Build away from the riparian zone/shoreline[7]
- Prohibit constructions of anything greater than a single-story structure[7]
- Regulate light pollution by using low-brightness lights[7]
This Go Home Bay community agreement has been incorporated with the Georgian Bay Township’s Official Plan and forms the foundation. These rules have to be followed when attempting to obtain a building permit for any type of construction.[7]
Sustainability
The Cabin in Go Home Bay was designed to be as eco-friendly as possible, during all stages of its life starting from material transportation to today. These design and construction choices were made with the purpose of creating a building that respects nature.[4] This concept of respecting the landscape is a key value to the community of Go Home Bay. The cabin has three main passive design strategies incorporated with the intent of retaining heat, dispersing heat, or preventing unwanted heat from entering the building.[4] The cabin additionally obtained the Design Excellence Award, from the Ontario Association of Architects in 2016 for its consideration of context, creativity, sustainability, and legacy.[8]
The first passive design strategy is thermal mass which in the case of the Cabin in Go Home Bay is a large concrete wall that spans the length of the living space.[3] The concrete mass absorbs heat from the multiple wood-burning stoves as they run throughout the day.[3][9] This heat is then released all through the night into the building after the fires have gone out. The cabin can stay warm for a full day without the need for extra heating eliminating the need for additional energy consumption.[9]
The second is a green roof that spans the length of the cabin and almost completely covered it in foliage.[1] The green roof provides a number of benefits including maintaining heat, purifying the air, and improving water quality by acting as a filter.[10]
Third is stack ventilation, also known as the stack effect, a type of passive ventilation.[1] During this process fresh cool air blows in through the windows and travels up through the building. The warm stale air rises and is allowed to escape through an opening at roof level. Both the action of cool air blowing in and warm air escaping further the cooling process through the change in pressure. When cool air blows in it creates a high-pressure area (in relation to the pressure outside) within the building forcing air out through one of the openings, in this case, the opening at the ceiling of the cabin. The same process takes place when warm air is released. The exiting warm air creates a vacuum within the structure which draws in from another opening in the case of cooler exterior air. This procedure extracts heat from the interior of the building, eliminating the need for machines such as air conditioners.[11]
Fourth is solar shading, a pre-emptive method that blocks the sun's rays from entering the cabin. This results in the majority of heat energy that would normally enter a building being blocked.[1][12]
Together these four strategies eliminate the need for an air conditioner, or a gas or electric heater drastically reducing the cabin's electricity use and therefore lowering its carbon footprint.
Furthermore, the foundation design and building placement aid in creating the eco-friendly cabin Ian MacDonald sought to create. The cabin's placement on the granite outcropping was intended to avoid the destruction of the land.[3] This was especially relevant in avoiding the riparian zone which is one of the most biodiverse areas in the bay.[3]This idea was continued by having the building at the lowest point raised 1.25 cm above the ground. Both of these foundation choices were done to have as little physical footprint on the site and create a positive contribution to the environment.
Awards
- 2016 Design Excellence Award, from the Ontario Association of Architects.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 "Go Home Bay Cabin / Ian MacDonald". ArchDaily. 16 Jun 2016.
- ↑ Turner, Chris (2019-06-19). "This contemporary cabin blends traditional building smarts with new green ideas". Cottage Life. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 MacDonald, Ian (2019). Boundary Sequence Illusion. Toronto: Dalhousie Architectural Press. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Ian MacDonald hides Ontario island cottage within a forest". Dezeen. 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ "Go Home Bay Cabin". Architect Magazine. 27 Feb 2017. Retrieved 16 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "The Group of Seven – Canadian landscape painters from 1920 to 1933". The Group of Seven. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "Welcome to Go Home Bay". Madawaska Club of Go Home Bay. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Go Home Bay Cabin". oaa.on.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Reardon, Chris (2013). "Thermal Mass". Your Home. Retrieved 20 Jan 2023.
- ↑ "Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) – Green Roofs". Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ Jenkins, Megan (2019-08-30). "Passive Ventilation: Stack Effect & Bernoulli's Principle". SimScale. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ "Solar Shading Systems | Smartlourve". www.smartlouvre.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
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