A personal review of design creations
#CabinWeek - The Hermitage Cabin
Inspired by Japanese teahouses and cabins in Scandinavian forest, this 12sqm structure overlooks the Trebbia Valley in Italy.
#CabinWeek Season 2 – Episode 5 (finale): The Hermitage Cabin by Ilabb.
#CabinWeek - Lake Rotsee Refuge
Built entirely in wood, the finish tower has large-sized sliding shutters giving the facade a relief-like expression.
#CabinWeek Season 2 – Episode 4: Lake Rotsee Refuge
#CabinWeek – Caraccard in Chamonix
This wooden box in the French Alps was built for a family use. It is inspired by a traditional Swiss building like an independent raised attic.
#CabinWeek Season 2 – Episode 3: Caraccard by Chevallier Architects
#CabinWeek – ANNA Stay by Caspar Schols
Sustainable, versatile with hand-movable walls and windows, here is the cabin awarded World Hotel Building of the Year 2022 at the World Architecture Festival in Lisbon.
#CabinWeek Season 2 - Episode 2: ANNA Stay by Caspar Schols.
#CabinWeek - The Bolder Cabins
Living or spending time in a cabin is a deliberate choice to isolate without totally disconnect. Here is a new series of five accommodations to entitle you to enjoy a different way of living.
Season 2 - Episode 1: The Bolder Cabins. On the edge of Lysefjorden, Snøhetta has unveiled four cabins lifted above ground on concrete pillars facing the stunning Norwegian landscape.
#CabinWeek - Winter Cabin on Mount Kanin
We end our #CabinWeek series, Season One, with a tiny module in the Julian Alps with a spectacular view over Italian and Slovenian summits. But it has its price: you have to climb to reach it.
Season 1 - Episode 5: Winter Cabin on Mount Kanin (Slovenia)
#CabinWeek – Le Bois Basalte
In Auvergne, the volcanic region in the centre of France, a former mine site has been transformed into an eco-tourism heaven. All material, food and even the architects are locally sourced.
Season 1 - Episode 4: Le Bois Basalte (France)
#CabinWeek - 019 Cabin
We started with a 5 sqm cabin, then a 15sqm one and today we look at a ‘larger’ one: 23sqm. The cabin gets a little larger but the exercise remains a great architectural challenge…
Step 3: 019 Cabin / ŠA atelier (Lithuania)
#CabinWeek - Woodnest Cabin
Escaping and reconnecting with Mother Nature may involve a direct link with trees. Some people hug them, other worship them… Why not living on it. Haven’t we all had a house in the trees when we were kids?
Season 1 - Episode 2: Woodnest Cabin by Helen & Hard (Norway).
#CabinWeek - 72h Cabin in Sweden
Starting 2021 with a new series!
#CabinWeek will invite you to escape from the urban life and help you reset. Its aim is to encourage us to be more environmentally conscious and in tune with nature.
2021 should be the year for all of us to slow our pace and reprioritise. This week will highlight five cozy cabins.
Season 1 - Episode 1: 72h Cabin by JeanArch in Sweden.