Wahnapitae Residence
A supplier's prefabricated cottage, adapted to a sloping lakeside lot with an ICF walkout basement, balcony, garage and pool terrace.
The project began with a supplier's prefabricated cottage. Our first scope was the walkout basement and the insulated concrete form (ICF) foundations that carry the wooden modules of the house and attached garage. Conservation Authority and shoreline buffer rules limited where the cottage could sit, and the slope allowed a balcony off the main living area above the lakeside walkout.
The scope grew with the owners' needs: a larger garage, a raised pool terrace at the basement patio with a reconfigured balcony and balcony roof above, and an outdoor kitchen. Each phase was designed to match the original modules, so the result is more tailored than the catalogue design.
- Status
- In design
- Period
- 2022–2025
- Location
- Skead, Ontario
- Sector
- Residential
- Structure
- Prefabricated wood modules on insulated concrete form (ICF) foundations
- Scale
- 2 storeys
- Floor area
- 4,100 ft²
- Client
- Private residence
- DAO services
- Authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) compliance
- Site plan approval
- Conceptual design
- Rendering package
- Building permit
- Phased work
- Enhanced construction administration
Project team and credits
- PrefabricationMaisons Bonneville
- StructuralKomri Engineering
- MechanicalSynergy HVAC Design Inc.
- CivilC2S Engineering
- GeotechnicalTerraprobe
