Now this is a pair of small houses/cabins that I totally adore. Designed by the same school that designed the micro-dormitories I spoke about before, the different site and different intent here led to something equally quite different, yet just as enticing.
Slung low and with both weathering metal and reclaimed wood as an exterior, they slide nicely into the red desert landscape that surrounds them. One hovers, while one embeds itself into the ground. “Sibling” cubes, they are carved and articulated in ways that render them unique, most prominently by their shaded and protected outdoor porches that provide perfect vantage points to watch the sunsets and the beauty of the landscape.
But to me even more magic happens within. The placement of windows and the tight integration of (built-in) furniture with the forms is exquisite. These are not large cabins by size, but they most certainly don’t feel cramped. The bathroom is cool enough, but the beds are amazing. In the one cabin, lying with both a huge picture window by your feet, but also the low-slung window perfectly at bed level to let your eyes dance along the horizon as you fall asleep… And in the other cabin, the bunk bed arrangement creating two wonderful sleeping “pods”, the lower like a whole wood cabin to yourself, the upper with a skylight placed just so to let your eyes dance along the glory of the celestial sphere as you fall asleep…
Great stuff. Carefully thought out and rigorously done, these are buildings that fit their location and create a space and a feeling within that is delightfully uplifting. On my list to visit and experience one day.
Lynx Thoughts 