Outdoors: Artisan Shepherd's Huts in Sussex
Houseguests, anyone? We love this idea, spotted on Apartment Therapy: Artisan Shepherd's Huts. Paulus Smith has been a specialist joiner for over 25 years, working on listed and historic buildings. He now spends his time creating meticulously crafted shepherd's huts from his medieval barn workshop in Sussex; wheels are cast from molten iron using original patterns, floors are solid oak, and all fittings such as door handles and window fastenings are high-quality reproductions. Can be used as garden retreat, spare room, studio, or office. Prices start at about £11,000; go to Artisan Shepherd's Huts for more information.
arkit ecostudio
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australian architecture studio arkit will construct a full scale ecostudio prefabricated house as part of
melbourne’s annual state of design festival. the home measures 50m square and will host different events
during the festival. to begin, two people will be living in the ecostudio full time, working from it in the
day and sleeping there a night. inside, the home has a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, living space and an
adaptable services hub. on top a green roof provides insulation and greenery. arkit constructs a variety
of sustainable prefabricated homes using their modular system. all their structures feature multi
compartmental wall panels that provide insulation and rigidity. sustainably harvested western red cedar
and hoop pine are used inside and out , while water-saving technologies help further reduce the home’s
environmental impact. it took 6 years of internal r&d prototyping and 1 year of environmental analysis
by ghd to create the ecostudio.
http://arkit.com.au
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Post-Fad Prefab: Retro-Modern Cabins for Neo-Rustic Living
Posted: 19 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT
If you could not tell from the title: these designs are a bit tough to categorize. There is a certain nostalgia for the classic cabin look: rough-hewn logs stacked up on their sides, a simple pitched roof, small door and window openings and perhaps a little chimney poking out the top and puffing out swirls of smoke. Somewhere between extreme traditionalism and ultra-modernism sits this series of green cabin plans – modest retro-modernist living spaces that use local materials, falling neither into the ‘extreme green’ category of contemporary (st)architecture nor the faux-vintage trap of newly-built but old-style log cabins.
This prefab cabin system from Add a Room starts with a small single-room space but can be built out to include multiple units, a kitchen and so forth as needed. Each piece is prefabricated as a unit off site and assembled in whatever arrangement works when moved to a rural location and built into a small studio, retreat or summer home to suit various needs.
In classic Scandinavian style, they are modest in appearance and use the bare minimum material palette to accomplish their purpose – standard-sized windows and doors, locally-farmed wooden slats, flat horizontal and vertical planes of solid and glass to make up the floors, decks, walls and ceilings. For those familiar with Alvar Alto, there is something clean, simple and modern about the overall designs generally and sketches specifically that calls his work (likewise set mostly in Northern Europe) to mind.
The reality is that quaint log cabins are almost never sustainable, from the ways they leak heat to the choice of materials and the way these trees are used – unless you plan on felling local forests, maybe. Beyond any impacts these classic favorites have on your favorite nature retreats, they are also anything but cheap to build in a contemporary setting where a tree has become a scarce building block.
Signal Shed by Ryan Lingard Design & Greg Morrow and Sons Inc.
This 130 sq ft shelter is built in the wilderness near Joseph, Oregon. Signal Shed is designed by Ryan Lingard Design in collaboration with Greg Morrow and Sons Inc.
The name Signal Shed is taken from the origin of the place that is used as as a summer-time smoke signal point for the Nez Perce tribe. This shed was conceived as an affordable, practical and low-impact shelter. It is an adventure outpost. It is designed very simple but still has enough facilities for the adventurer. It is made from wood materials and completed with bed, wood stove, and portable toilet. It also has a deck area for outdoor activities. To protect from sun and rain, it is completed by metal roof and operable rain screen. Cedar panel shutters secure openings on the four building elevations for extended off-season storage.
The name Signal Shed is taken from the origin of the place that is used as as a summer-time smoke signal point for the Nez Perce tribe. This shed was conceived as an affordable, practical and low-impact shelter. It is an adventure outpost. It is designed very simple but still has enough facilities for the adventurer. It is made from wood materials and completed with bed, wood stove, and portable toilet. It also has a deck area for outdoor activities. To protect from sun and rain, it is completed by metal roof and operable rain screen. Cedar panel shutters secure openings on the four building elevations for extended off-season storage.
floor plan and front view
elevation view
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