Publications
Fairy Lake Cottage Featured in Muskoka Life Magazine
Our Fairy Lake Cottage is featured in the February/March 2020 issue of Muskoka Life magazine. The cottage appears on the cover, as well as in the article “High-Tech: high in demand.” See the article below, or view the entire issue at here.
MoreAltius Featured on e-architect
Located on one of Toronto’s most beloved nature pockets, this Swansea renovation takes full advantage of a backyard on Grenadier Pond in High Park. Built on the forested hills that slope down to the west side of the pond, it has a very low profile from the street, but expands to a full three storeys at the rear…
MoreAltius Featured in Muskoka Life Magazine
Built on a property full of family history and remnants of Muskoka’s logging past, this contemporary cottage was designed with lots of room for kids, grandkids, relatives, dogs… and everyone’s friends.
MoreAltius Featured on e-architect
Situated on the original Chandos Estates property, the Chandos Lake Cottage replaced an old single storey cottage that was hidden from view by a large perimeter hedge.
MoreAltius Featured on HomeWorldDesign
Situated on a heavily treed, west facing property on Chandos Lake, this year-round home replaced the family’s 1950’s cottage…
More“Coming Soon: Scarcliffe Cottage”
Now under construction is our Scarcliffe Cottage, located right on the shoreline of Lake Muskoka, in Port Carling Ontario. When the clients approached Altius to design and building them a new cottage, they did not yet have a property. After spending months searching the area, Altius principal Graham Smith and the clients found a property located right on the water…
MoreAltius Featured in The Toronto Star
Tory Crowder and Shawn Thomas are not indoor people. The couple and their three children spend most of their time in the backyard swimming, entertaining, relaxing, eating and sharing family time — their outdoor space is a home, cottage, playground and lounge all in one cosy spot.
MoreAltius Featured in the Globe and Mail
When Sean Nakamoto decided to build a cottage in Huntsville, Ont., in 2016, his wish list was unusual for the area…
More“What Does It Take To Build A Custom Home?”
It’s not a simple and quick answer. Buckle your seat belt, and I’ll try not to get us lost…
MoreAltius Featured in Dwell Magazine
Faced with a tricky lot that was both narrow and “unusually flat and low,” Toronto–based firm Altius decided to flip this cottage’s floor plan, clustering the bedrooms on the ground floor and locating shared living spaces up top…
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