Stillness and drama converge in this Canadian guest house by Halifax-based MacKay-Lyons Sweatapple Architects on the country's East Coast. The project, a retreat attached to a larger estate including a little boathouse and a larger main house currently under construction by the same practice, has just been completed and ticks all the boxes for its typology: a serene, yet powerful, restorative place to engage with its coastal landscape – earning it a nod for best retreat in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025.
