The design for this tiny house was derived from the name of the road on which it is sited - Opeongo - originating from the Algonquian opeauwingauk meaning ‘sandy narrows’. Narrows, or channels, through the home were created to maximize and frame the
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Thoughtfully placed in the forested escarpment on Canadian Shield, this decidedly small bungalow [<1000 sq.ft.] became an exercise in privatizing necessary functions, while yielding the majority of the floorplate to the home’s L-shaped circulatio
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Despite being small, the home has been ‘right-sized’ for the family, The Narrows includes the programatic functions required for both work and living, including open entertaining (indoor/outdoor) and multi-functional office/guest-room, for both dail
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A balance was struck for the public façade of the home, where the same apertures work in reverse. Domestic and natural activity are framed, tree-lines of the forest behind the home exposed through gracious openings, and visual access to the glazed i
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