![Ottawa River House / Christopher Simmonds Architect - Windows, Door, Stairs, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5099/b8b7/28ba/0d03/e900/025b/medium_jpg/201210_Simmonds_Odai_Residence_Small_web-14.jpg?1414098981)
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Architects: Christopher Simmonds Architect
- Year: 2012
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Photographs:Double Space Photography
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Manufacturers: C.R. Laurence, Dornbracht, Duravit, Bocci, CIOT, Kolbe, Thermador
Text description provided by the architects. To move through this home on the Ottawa River is to enjoy a carefully orchestrated sequence of encounters with its picturesque natural setting. Views and light penetrate the spatial composition throughout its interlocking interior volumes.
![Ottawa River House / Christopher Simmonds Architect - Windows, Facade, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5099/b8b6/28ba/0d04/3300/0272/medium_jpg/201210_Simmonds_Odai_Residence_Small_web-11.jpg?1414098985)
The starting point for the planning of this house was to identify a place on the site which afforded a view of Parliament Hill, and to locate the principal living spaces there. An elongated entry with a natural cedar planked ceiling brings visitors by way of the southerly courtyard to the very core of the site and the home. The result is a home with stunning views, and which enjoys both an intimate connection with the courtyard and a more expansive connection with the river.
![Ottawa River House / Christopher Simmonds Architect - Table, Sofa, Countertop, Chair, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5099/b89e/28ba/0d04/3300/0271/newsletter/201210_Simmonds_Odai_Residence_Small_web-4.jpg?1414099001)
Flooring is a combination of white porcelain tile and dark stained, quarter-sawn oak. Cabinets in dark stained ash contrast similarly with the white quartz countertops.
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