iGNANT. Located in the beautiful Finnish archipelago of Sipoo, lies ‘Nido’, a small cabin built by twenty-two year old Robin Falck. Robin Falck had planned on building ‘Nido’, which means ‘birds nest’ in Italian, without a permit, so it only measures about nine square meters. By only leaving the essentials and stripping away anything unnecessary to living in the woods, the young industrial design student, managed to maximize the living space. With the help of a local carpenter Falck built the whole hut with his own hands and created a small two-story hut with a small lounge/living room at the bottom and bed as well as a small storage place on the top floor in only two and a half weeks time.
The result is a cabin made of local wood and material that fuses with its environment perfectly. All images © Robin Falck | Via: treehugger. The Cube House This is the Cube House, designed and built by Tom and Yumiko Virant of Virant Design. You may remember this savvy duo from a previous post and see a few similar elements in their fabulous work. The home is situated just south of Charlottesville, Virginia and takes the shape of a cube, 24 feet on each side (with a couple bump outs for bathrooms, the entry way and a second floor closet.) It also has a roof deck.
I love Tom's description of how they pick the right place to build, "We find the prettiest place on the lot, then build somewhere else! " They didn't start out creating a cube but as Tom explains, "It just naturally leaned towards square and the height was so close that we just decided to go with it and make it a perfect cube. " The house was built for Alison Threatt, a close friend of Yumiko's.
When approaching the design, Yumiko wanted the space to feel open, light, quiet and peaceful. It was very important that the space felt connected to the outside. Zaoblený Loft by A1 Architects. Feldman architecture: mill valley cabins in san francisco. Jan 27, 2013 feldman architecture: mill valley cabins in san francisco ‘mill valley cabins’ by feldman architecture, san francisco, californiaimage © joe fletcher all images courtesy of feldman architecture the ‘mill valley cabins’ designed by american firm feldman architecture are two extensions to an existing family home in mill valley california.housing a studio and yoga space, also used as a private guest home, the strategy was to integrate the wooden structures into the steep hillsidebetween the trees and to minimize the intervention on site. providing different views and intimacies of the forest, the upper chalet enjoys the ecosystem of the tree canopies and a roof garden with various plant species. large windows and retractable glass doors open the floors to the forest exterior, as the structures maintain a harmonious balance between the natural and manmade. structures embedded within a lush landscapeimage © joe fletcher approach to the new additionsimage © joe fletcher section.
Tiny Yet Very Cosy Studio Apartment Design. Not all of us has large houses that have enough space for all our needs. Some of us live in small apartments that doesn’t have enough space even for comfortable living. Although some architects manage to create so thoughtful interior that even such apartments could be very livable. The East Village Studio is a tiny apartment that serves owners for both living and working. It has only about 500 square feet of space and made like an open studio.
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