An Abandoned Boathouse Catches a Second Wind as a Shipshape Tiny Home

Toronto architect Gregory Neudorf creates a pristine and practical 400-square-foot dwelling with nautical storage below deck.
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Toronto architect Greg Neudorf and his wife, Trina Macrae, always loved staying at a family vacation home on Stony Lake (in the Kawartha Lakes area of Ontario, Canada) that Trina’s parents purchased when she was a child. With the lake’s local tradition of sailboat regattas and the residence’s spectacular peninsula site with water views in multiple directions, the getaway makes an idyllic alternative to big-city life.

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Brian Libby
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Brian Libby is a Portland-based architecture writer who has contributed to Dwell since 2004. He has also written for The New York Times, Architect, CityLab, Salon, Metropolis, Architectural Record and The Oregonian, among others.

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