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Collingwood Farm

This Collingwood farmhouse was built on the site of a former 1950s ski-chalet located within the grounds of a private rural farmstead. Our client set the brief of creating a new modern family home; large enough to accommodate their growing family, yet small enough to appear fitting and sympathetic to the surrounding landscape and its neighbouring...

Barronsbrae visible atop the rocky crag and nestled among pines. Barronsbrae Cottage

Barronsbrae is a fine example of the rustic early 20th century cottage type found in Pointe au Baril on Georgian Bay. Purchased by its current owners in 2020 from a descendant of the original owner’s family, the cottage was in an advanced state of disrepair. ERA worked with the new owners to preserve its historic...

Maclean House at 7 Austin Terrace

7 Austin Terrace was part of the estate of Canadian publisher John B. Maclean, founder of Maclean’s Magazine. The main section of the house was never completed, leaving the intended gatehouse to become Maclean’s primary residence. Architect John Lyle, known for his designs of the Royal Alexandra Theatre and Union Station, was the architect on record for...

Big Sound Cottage

Big Sound Rd. winds through rugged Canadian Shield landscape along the eastern edge of Georgian Bay. This house is sited at the crest of a hill along Big Sound, with views looking south and west across the Bay. ERA was hired to design a house that responded to the Shield landscape, and which took full...

Recent Projects

Halton Hills Cultural Heritage Strategy Town of Halton Hills
Halton Hills, Ontario
Our Yukon Heritage Reserves: Management Priorities Report Historic Sites Unit, Government of Yukon
Yukon Territory
The Brighthouse Farm The Brighthouse Farm
Wellington, Ontario
GoodLot Farmstead Brewing Co. Phil Winters, GoodLot Farm and Brewery
Caledon, Ontario