The Planned Built Form A truly exceptional site and history of beauty

This truly exceptional site deserves one’s best efforts to respect the natural beauty and heritage of the site with a complimentary design of amenities and structures that will hearken back to the roots of its first European settlers and the influence of the gilded age of centuries past.  View the Future Plan Virtual Tour...

The principal cottage will be in a style that blends a Muskoka granite exterior with massive pine timber framing and detailing that will conjure up images of the past in a Chateau motif to create an impressive yet inviting charm and warmth. The form and architecture will create a truly inspired masterpiece with all the amenities imaginable for the “cottager” of the new century.

A list of many of the amenities in the main cottage include:

• Two story Entrance Foyer
• Great Room with vaulted ceiling and expansive sitting areas as well as the stone fireplace of chateau scale
• Full Library with stone fireplace and quiet reading areas
• Main Family Kitchen with all amenities including wood burning Pizza Oven
• Dining Room with seating for 24
• Gathering Room
• Screened in Porch with full lakefront view with covered verandahs on each side
• Fully equipped soundproofed Theatre with raked floor and seating for 20+
• Four Seasons Arboretum
• Three full ensuite bedrooms
• One Childrens ensuite bedroom with mutiple beds, bunks and recreation area
• One Family ensuite with two bedrooms
• One spacious Principal Master suite that features many amenities including his and hers bathrooms, fireplace, extensive dressing and closet spaces
• Business office complete with Video Conferencing capabilities for the “meeting without leaving”
• Media room for entertaining as well as casual relaxing
• Grotto style wine cellar including “candle lit” tasting room, winding passageways with stone walls and a forged iron grate gothic door
• Indoor Pool, Sauna, Spa, and Steam Room
• Gymnasium completely outfitted for workouts – of course with a lake view!
• Outdoor Covered Kitchen with fireplace and covered eating area
• Private second floor balconies
• Total of ten fireplaces
• Pantry Kitchen for extra storage and staff functions
• Five car attached garage
• Walk-in safe
• Luggage Room
• Humidity controlled Cold storage room

Structural and Technical Details

• Reinforced Concrete construction walls and floors
• Geothermal heating and cooling for minimum carbon footprint
• “ICF” state of the art insulation
• Infloor heating
• Solar supplemented power
• Full electronic security, communications and environmental systems controls
  

The Guest Cottage

The guest cottage, a prerequisite for any family compound offers a wonderful Cape Cod style accommodation, complete with six full bedroom suites as well as staff quarters, full kitchen, entertainment and recreational facilities, great room with a towering stone fireplace.

The Artists Cabin

Sited with a view of the lake and the nature preserve will be a cabin for creative arts such as painting, crafts and hobbies

The Estate Property Proposed Plan

A winding private entrance drive through the property from the east gate, crosses the private stream with a Vermont style covered bridge.

En route, you will pass by the equestrian facility complete with paddocks, corral, enclosed ring, stalls and tack room.

Further along an open park setting of approximately 15 acres (6 Ha.) will include a full size sports field which will provide ample opportunity for many types of outdoor sports and recreation including a practice area for golf.

As you will approach the main buildings you will be impressed with the highest level of landscaping complimentary to the “olde world” theme with stone walkways, fountains, trellised gardens, sculpture, reflecting pools, hedges and both native and imported plants and trees.

A Helipad for secure direct site access

Tennis Court which is currently on site but will be upgraded.

A boat house complete with appropriate watercraft for Lake of Bays

Full site and building security with gate house, remote entrance control and ancillary utility buildings including additional vehicle indoor parking.