Locomotive 501 Ranch Trailer Home
South Texas  USA  –  Andrew Hinman Architecture Year built:   2012 Photography:   Paul Bardagjy Awards:   2013 AIA Austin Design Awards – Merit It’s always great to see innovation. Here’s a vintage Spartan trailer home converted to a cabin in a very relaxed and casual way. It would just as easily make a […]
Southridge Cabin
Seattle, Washington – Decatur Construction Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. You can also view the images as a slideshow if you prefer If you liked this project, you will also like viewing âŚ
Well-balanced Pine Forest cabin
Seattle, Washington – Balance Associates Architects Built area:     850 square foot  (79 m2) Year built:   2013 Most of us want the best home we can afford. Nice suburb, good size, quality finishes. But should we be focussed on the same things if we’re building a cabin or any vacation retreat? Isn’t the whole purpose […]
Over the bridge and thru the woods…
Burlington, Vermont – Joan Heaton Architects Site area:   14 acres (5.5 hectares) Built area:   65m2  (600sf) Completion Date:  2010 Photography:  Susan Teare Built on a remote site, this cabin is accessed by a long pedestrian bridge that spans the New Haven River. There is no paved access to the cabin with the nearest road ending […]
Llano – friends for life
Llano TX  USA  –  Matt Garcia Design Year Built:   2011 Built area:   350 sq ft  (32.4 m2) per unit Land area:   10 acres  (4 hectares) Photography:   Alex Stross Four couples, friends since college, had vacationed together every year as their respective families grew. Then, as ’empty nesters, […]
Quietude
Vancouver, Canada – Henry Yorke Mann – Architect Built area:   300 sq. ft + 40 sq. ft. porch and 100 sq. ft. basement  (28 m2 + 3.7 m2 + 9.25 m2) Year built:   1999 Builder:   Ken Silbernagel Photographer:   Stuart Bish Sometimes we come across an architect who ‘really does get it’ […]
The C3 Cabin
Washington, USA – Vandeventer + Carlander Architects Built Area:   352 sq. ft + loft area of 128 sq ft  (33 m2 + 12 m2) Photography: Steve Keating Down a long, winding driveway, curtained by dense evergreens lies the site for this cabin. Set on a high, waterfront bluff with great views across the Saratoga Passage to […]
STF Kolarbyn/Eco-lodge
Skinnskatteberg, Sweden – STF Kolarbyn/Eco-lodge Re-established in the Winter:  1996 Photography:  Skogens Konung and Claudia Deglau The word âhotelâ doesn’t have to mean lots of fixed glass, endless corridors and air-conditioning. If you want to escape all of those trappings and the city, Swedenâs most primitive hotel will appeal. The “rooms” were built by locals using timber, […]
Bay Lake Cabin
Bay Lake, Minnesota – Albertsson Hansen Architecture, Ltd Year built:  1930’s Year renovated:   2013 Photography:  Scott Amundson It’s always a tough decision – demolish or rebuild. The plain truth is that it costs around twice the cost per square foot to renovate than it does to do a new build. But there […]
Fishing Ranch
Crested Butte, Colorado – Coburn Development Built area:  2,100 square feet Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. You can also view the images as a slideshow if you prefer 8-) If you liked this project, you will also like viewing âŚ