09/14/2026
This boathouse works harder than it looks like it should.
Most boathouses are designed around one job: storing the boat. On Lake Rosseau, we wanted this one to do more than that, without losing sight of that main job. So instead of running the roofline flat straight across, we let it lift at one end.
That single move does two things at once. Below, it opens up the storage bay to real daylight, instead of the dim, garage-like feel most boathouses settle for.
Above, that same lift creates enough room for a rooftop patio, a spot most properties never get to have this close to the water.
It is a small structural decision with a big impact on how the space actually gets used. At 900 square feet, nothing here is wasted.
It holds a boat, gives you a place to sit above the water, and lets in the kind of light that makes a utility building feel like somewhere you'd actually want to be!