The dark timber-clad cabin with a fully glazed gable end and a railed deck over the water, rocks and tall grasses in the foreground, misty pine forest behind.

01 The Cabin House

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The gable

A timber cabin at the water’s edge: a long bar along the shore, and a glazed stem reaching out over the lake.

01 The Cabin House

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Type: Lakeside cabin
Structure: Timber frame
Plan: T-shaped, decks over water
Setting: Lake edge, mountain views

This lakeside cabin features a minimalist timber design with panoramic mountain views. Positioned at the water’s edge, its open-plan interior flows onto an extended deck, blurring boundaries between indoor and outdoor living in a serene, immersive natural setting.

Designed with a timber-frame structure clad in dark vertical boards, the house is a T in plan. The stem reaches toward the lake and holds the living and dining spaces behind a fully glazed gable; the bar along the rocky shore holds an informal living space, the bedroom, bath, kitchen and a breakfast space. Decks wrap the whole plan: a boating and fishing deck runs out over the water, a pedestrian entry steps down from the shore, and an outdoor dining deck sits at the edge of the trees.

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The cabin seen across the lake: two gabled timber wings either side of a glazed central gable, a family and a dog on the deck and a rowing boat moored alongside. — 02 — Front elevation from the lake

The cabin at dusk with one lit window, the deck stretching out over still water, a father, a child and a dog at its end beside a rowing boat. — 03 — Dusk — the boating and fishing deck

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01 The Cabin House

The gable

Lake elevation

Site

Plan

Dusk at the pier