The Boat House,Barn and Dock at Harvey’s Lake, Pennsylvania,is,in reality,a pavilion on the water.Its design reflects a quiet retreat that bridges land and water,the house and the lake.

From the road,the boathouse reveals a traditional gabled personality,cementing a relationship with the basic design of the house.But as you come to view the boathouse from the water,its personality transforms–opening from steep to shallow gable,and taking on the sense of an inverted boat – quite literally a “boat house.”.

Multiple exposed details and movable wall panels complete this liquid transition.