With just 96 square feet of floor space on the bottom and 50 square feet above for sleeping, the Nido micro cabin is built overlooking a lake in Finland. Robin Falck constructed the cabin in the span of three weeks and spent around $10,500 without the need for permits thanks to the design’s small size.
Photo: Younes @ Doublespace Photography
Working in collaboration with Design Base 8, Omar Gandhi Architect Inc., designed the Rabbit Snare Gorge, a cabin in Nova Scotia. In order to minimize the footprint and disruption to the land, they built the structure higher, which also allows for better views.
Photo: Jorrit ?t Hoen
Dutch designer Caspar Schols designed the ANNA Stay cabin with a clever and unexpected detail: a movable wooden structure that opens the roof up to the surrounding elements. Therefore the inhabitants get to live amongst the nature instead of blocking it out with walls. Photo: Marco Petrini
Located just two hours northwest of New York City in the western Catskill Mountains, The Edifice is a streamlined cabin that spans a mere 500 square feet. Marc Thorpe Design built the modest retreat in a clearing surrounded by trees, perfect for anyone desiring solitude.
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After buying their own 5-acre island on the edge of Finland’s Archipelago National Park, Aleksi Hautamäki and Milla Selkimäki built the self-sustaining Project Ö, a two-cabin compound complete with a sauna and workshop. The design of the cabins gives nod to traditional F...