A primary residence on a granite shoreline. Timber framing, board-formed concrete, and three seasons of cedar to finish. One owner, one architect, one trades roster from the first walk to the last walk-through.
The footprint is set six feet back from the natural drop to the water — Prince Edward County code wanted ten, the township engineer wanted twelve, and we ended up with eight after a quiet conversation about the bedrock the engineer hadn't actually walked. The owner wanted the south wall to feel like it was leaning out over the lake; we built the south wall by hand, twice, until it did.
Timber frame from a southern Ontario barn-wright. Board-formed concrete on the lower level, cast in place against rough cedar planks the trades milled from the property's own windfalls. The roof is a hand-laid copper standing seam — three months of work, expected to outlast everyone on site.
Eighteen months on site. The architect drove from Toronto every other Friday. The owners came up most weekends. By the end, every trade on the project knew which week's site walk would have which questions.