From our workshop in Ontario to your adventure – discover the passion behind Canada’s finest yurts
In 2004, we designed and built our very first Yurta at our rural studio in Lanark Highlands, on the picturesque outskirts of Ottawa Ontario. Yurta is a completely unique, contemporary interpretation of a traditional Mongolian yurt. Today, every Yurta is still made locally near the hamlet of Columbus, north of Oshawa Ontario.
We are committed to conscientious production with respect to our clients, our community and environment. We continue to design, develop, test, manufacture and improve Yurta from our rural studio. Every part represents local employment, with minimal transportation of goods.
While each Yurta is handcrafted from scratch in our shop, we also rely on independent local shops and their workmanship to meet the tight tolerances our product demands.
This high touch ensures the very best quality of materials and finish. It also means that we can only produce a limited number of yurts and why we sell out of Yurta every year. We love what we do and the care in our production will be evident in your Yurta.
As architects, makers, artists, poets and dreamers, these little shelters continue to be a source of inspiration to us.
Every decision we make is guided by what’s best for families – our own, our team’s, and yours.
We build each yurt like it’s going to our own backyard. No shortcuts, no substitutions.
Sustainable materials, minimal footprint design and manufacture, maximum harmony with the environment.
Even for yurt makers, we’re not typical.
20 years later we still remind yurt sellers and enthusiasts: “It isn’t just about the shape!” Traditional Mongolian yurts rank as one of the most ingenious structures ever designed on earth. Most modern yurts share nothing with that brilliant architecture.
We bow to these oral traditions and the cultures that have kept them alive. Yurta is the only contemporary yurt that we know that is designed to be faithful to tradition throughout with added functionality and performance for North American climates. It’s heavy duty, but it’s a tent through and through.
That’s why we bring together so many things that you won’t find anywhere else. Large windows. And an unobstructed skylight. And wool felt insulation. And a clear open space. And a breathable shell.
And so much more.
We have a mad love affair with yurts. And we love designing the very best yurt spaces on planet earth down to every little part.
The. Very. Best.
At least in the last 1000 years or so.
