A paved path between Moraine Lake Lodge cabins, with forest and mountain peaks behind

Moraine Lake Lodge.

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Structural

RJC Engineers

Mechanical

Remedy Engineering

Electrical

Amped Consulting

Landscape

Tannas Conservation Services

General contractor

Akela Construction

Interior design

Ace Architecture

Client

Capilano Group

Role

Prime consultant / coordinating professional

Size

818 SF (76 m²) per cabin

Type

Hospitality

Status

Completed 2022

Location

Lake Louise, AB

Located in spectacular Lake Louise, Alberta, the Moraine Lake Lodge was an opportunity to realize contemporary versions of the original Arthur Erickson cabins.

The goal of this project was to respect the original architecture, to embrace the beauty of Banff National Park while creating an enhanced visitor experience within the cabins.

Photos

A Moraine Lake Lodge cabin with wood siding beside the turquoise lake and mountains
A Moraine Lake Lodge cabin with wood siding beside the turquoise lake and mountains

Ace’s people behind it.

Designed to honour Arthur Erickson’s original cabins.

  • Coben Christiansen

  • Marissa Pelchat

  • Alex Sewall

  • Site diagram: two cabin building sites at Moraine Lake

    01.

  • Massing diagram: the cabin volumes on each site

    02.

  • each cabin shaped and oriented toward views of the lake

    03.

  • cabin volumes pushed and pulled into their final form

    04.

  • Diagram of the two cabins set among trees along the Moraine Lake shoreline

    05.

Elevations and sections

Floor plan

Moraine Lake Lodge cabin main level floor plan

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