We approached the reconstruction of the 130-year-old cottage in Jizera Mountains as a preparation. We searched for different qualities, materials and places in the old building, we made everything accessible and visible. Behind the cottage, where the annex used to be, we added a glass mass that extends the living space of the lower floor. The contr...
Project name
The Glass Cabin
Architecture firm
Mjölk architekti
Location
Polubný, Kořenov, Liberecký kraj, Czech Republic
Collaborators
Aron house; Interior supplier: Sollus nábytek.
Built area
Built-up Area: 189 m², Gross Floor Area 239 m², Usable Floor Area 121 m²
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Les Archinautes: The building is located in the heart of Bohemian Forest with a view of Lipno lake. This cabin was built on a place where an old wooden cabin used to be. It is designed to provide the perfect base for nearby mountain sports in all conditions.
Project name
Lipno Lakeside Cabin
Architecture firm
Les Archinautes
Location
Lipno Lake, Czech Republic
Photography
Petr Polák. Tomáš Mach (Wintertime photo set)
Collaborators
Project documentation: 3AE [Radek Vybíhal], Turnkey construction: 3AE,.
Site area
Gross Floor Area 118 m²; Usable Floor Area 110 m²; Site area 580 m²
Material
CLT panels Novatop – structural spruce panels. Siberian larch – facade. Oak – flooring. Talc – fireplace. Spruce SWP panels – kitchen. Larch SWP panels – sliding shutters
Typology
Residential › House
Considering the roughness and the remoteness of this plot it would be difficult (and extremely expensive) to assemble construction yards for a traditional building. Thus, in this case, resorting to prefabricated structures was not just a choice, but the only efficient option we had to simplify the building process within such conditions.
Project name
Paradinha 11 Cabins in the Woods
Architecture firm
SUMMARY
Location
Aldeia da Paradinha, Alvarenga – Arouca [Coord: 40°56'03.8"N 8°10'22.0"W]
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG + SG
Principal architect
Samuel Gonçalves
Design team
Samuel Gonçalves, João Meira, Inês Vieira Rodrigues, Stelios Polyviou
Collaborators
Farcimar, Soluções em Pré-Fabricados de Betão (Prefabrication And Assembly)
Structural engineer
FTS Technical Solutions
Environmental & MEP
ARproj (Electricity And Communications)
Material
Wood, Concrete, Stone, Glass
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Tourist facilities; BnB
Approached initially to consult on site-selection, the firm encouraged the clients to focus on features that are unique to the San Juans such as grassy basalt rock outcroppings set within a Douglas fir and pacific madrone forest. The owners later purchased a hillside parcel possessing these features, the rock outcroppings forming a small clearing.
Project name
Buck Mountain Cabin
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Orcas Island, Washington, USA
Photography
Taj Howe, Sean Airhart
Principal architect
Mike Mora
Collaborators
Space Theory (Cabinetry)
Interior design
Heliotrope Architects
Landscape
Native Landscapes
Construction
Tye Contracting Inc.
Material
Wood, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
mwworks designed a small cabin called the Little House, a 1,140-square-foot retreat nestled into the forest overlooking Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. "The small footprint ultimately served as an effective tool to govern the design process," notes the architects. "Focus was placed on the essentials...extras were edited out...
Project name
Little House
Architecture firm
mwworks
Location
Seabeck, Washington, USA
Interior design
Avery Cox Design
Landscape
Johnson Southerland
Structural engineer
PCS Structural Solutions
Construction
E&H Construction
Material
Wood, Glass, Stone, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
A series of family cabins hidden in the forest, overlooking Washington's Hood Canal and inspired by the native killdeer bird. The retreat is an expression of ‘tactile modernism’, connecting the family to the sensation and physical experiences of the Puget sound ecosystem.
Project name
Hood Cliff Retreat
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes Architecture+Landscape
Location
Hood Canal, Hansville, WA
Principal architect
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes
Design team
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes, Naomi Javanifard, and Erica Munson
Structural engineer
Strongworks Structural
Construction
Jack Colgrove Construction
Material
Wood, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › Rural Retreat
The owners purchased a small house on a secluded lakeside lot in La Malbaie. For its first three decades, the house was used as a hunting lodge, then it became the summer home for the Sisters of Charity.
Project name
Les sœurs (The Sisters)
Architecture firm
Anik Péloquin architecte
Location
Malcom Frazer Blvd, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
Photography
Louis Prud‘homme
Principal architect
Anik Péloquin
Collaborators
Ébénisterie Adélard Tremblay et fils (Cabinetry)
Interior design
done by the clients
Structural engineer
Donald Arseneault
Construction
Construction Éclair
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The inhabitants of a small wood cottage located in the greenery above Vranov Dam may feel like in the cabin of a ship. The interior is practically arranged - basically nothing is missing here. Large windows provide beautiful views of the dam.
Project name
Cottage Inspired by a Ship Cabin
Architecture firm
Prodesi/Domesi
Location
Vranov nad Dyjí, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Klára Vratislavová, Pavel Horák
Built area
43 m², 65 m² (Usable Floor Area), 5.2 x 8.4 m (Dimensions)
Interior design
Klára Vratislavová
Material
Solid wood CLT panels, burnt and oiled larch planks, larch frames with insulating triple glazing + chambranles around the windows: larch planks with natural glaze, non-rebated, organic spruce planks, organic spruce planks, MDF
Typology
Residential › Cabin House
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