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MOUNTAINLIFEONTARIO
SPRING2016
“A cottage isaplacewhere
youshouldbeable to throw
ahatchet in thewall.”
The interior/exterior confluence is highlighted by
the paneling of plain untreated birch plywood, an
unconventional move inspired by the owners’ desire
for a low-maintenance interior and further confirmed,
says O’Brian, by a friend’s opinion that “a cottage is a
place where you should be able to throw a hatchet in
the wall.” And yet the overall effect of the wall finish is
anything but rough-hewn, instead channelling a clean-
lined northern European hut aesthetic. The unbevelled
cedar siding and corrugatedmetal roof reinforce those
clean lines on the exterior.
