WINNER OF A 2022 CANADIAN ARCHITECT PHOTO AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
“There is an aura of mystery encompassing this image. The scene is very cinematic, with its characters in action, and the fog that gently envelops the whole space. Something seems about to happen! The building rises like a character too. And then, the balance between the colours is just perfect.” – Félix Michaud, juror
The Dory Shop in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, was constructed in the late 1890s for storing fish and salt. The shop is now used to build dories—wooden boats made to traditional Nova Scotian designs.
This image is one of a series I made last year on behalf of architect Brian MacKay-Lyons. The language, craft and construction techniques of Nova Scotia’s vernacular architecture—fish sheds, boat houses, farm barns and others—have been a constant muse for the contemporary practice of the Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple studio.