Brazilian Box Delivery
Maquiné, RS, Brazil – MAPA Architects Year: 2013 Area: 27 sqm Photography: Leonardo Finotti This is another example of the efficiencies of modular prefabrication. In this instance, the result is a ‘instant’ cabin in a relatively isolated location in Brazil. The modules were fully factory finished before being delivered and placed on […]
Bay Lake Cabin
Bay Lake, Minnesota – Albertsson Hansen Architecture, Ltd Year built: 1930’s Year renovated: 2013 Photography: Scott Amundson It’s always a tough decision – demolish or rebuild. The plain truth is that it costs around twice the cost per square foot to renovate than it does to do a new build. But there […]
Big Sky Family Retreat
Montana USA – Swaback partners Year built: 2012 If you’ve been dreaming of a cabin and wide open spaces, this may be as good as it gets. Compact but elegant, the high ceilings and sleeping loft help to create a feeling of space as big as the land on which it sits. The ‘lean-to’ kitchen […]
STF Kolarbyn/Eco-lodge
Skinnskatteberg, Sweden – STF Kolarbyn/Eco-lodge Re-established in the Winter: 1996 Photography: Skogens Konung and Claudia Deglau The word “hotel” doesn’t have to mean lots of fixed glass, endless corridors and air-conditioning. If you want to escape all of those trappings and the city, Sweden’s most primitive hotel will appeal. The “rooms” were built by locals using timber, […]
The C3 Cabin
Washington, USA – Vandeventer + Carlander Architects Built Area: 352 sq. ft + loft area of 128 sq ft (33 m2 + 12 m2) Photography: Steve Keating Down a long, winding driveway, curtained by dense evergreens lies the site for this cabin. Set on a high, waterfront bluff with great views across the Saratoga Passage to […]
Quietude
Vancouver, Canada – Henry Yorke Mann – Architect Built area: 300 sq. ft + 40 sq. ft. porch and 100 sq. ft. basement (28 m2 + 3.7 m2 + 9.25 m2) Year built: 1999 Builder: Ken Silbernagel Photographer: Stuart Bish Sometimes we come across an architect who ‘really does get it’ […]
Llano – friends for life
Llano TX USA – Matt Garcia Design Year Built: 2011 Built area: 350 sq ft (32.4 m2) per unit Land area: 10 acres (4 hectares) Photography: Alex Stross Four couples, friends since college, had vacationed together every year as their respective families grew. Then, as ’empty nesters, […]
Over the bridge and thru the woods…
Burlington, Vermont – Joan Heaton Architects Site area: 14 acres (5.5 hectares) Built area: 65m2 (600sf) Completion Date: 2010 Photography: Susan Teare Built on a remote site, this cabin is accessed by a long pedestrian bridge that spans the New Haven River. There is no paved access to the cabin with the nearest road ending […]
Well-balanced Pine Forest cabin
Seattle, Washington – Balance Associates Architects Built area: 850 square foot (79 m2) Year built: 2013 Most of us want the best home we can afford. Nice suburb, good size, quality finishes. But should we be focussed on the same things if we’re building a cabin or any vacation retreat? Isn’t the whole purpose […]
Southridge Cabin
Seattle, Washington – Decatur Construction Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. You can also view the images as a slideshow if you prefer If you liked this project, you will also like viewing …