mountain cabin

Swift Cabin by Ment Architecture

Swift Cabin / Ment Architecture

This linear cabin stretches out along the length of a site that overlooks a reservoir in southwest Washington. The Swift cabin sits behind a 35 foot buffer zone between the building and the edge of a cliff that is required due to unstable slopes.

Gear Loft by Johnston Architects

Gear Loft / Johnston Architects

The sustainability of Gear Loft is its compact footprint and low energy usage. It lives large but consumes little. Materials are unsophisticated and accessible: concrete, plywood, glulam, and steel.

Alpine Noir Chalet, Casework Design Studio 4

Alpine Noir Chalet / Casework Design Studio

When you think of mountain cabin, modern and funk aren’t words that come to mind. So we jumped at the opportunity when our clients talked about their dream of a small, modern chalet. Words like alpine, funk, and gezellig drove the design direction.

Small Mountain Cabin in San Esteban, Chile, Gonzalo Iturriaga Arquitectos 8

Small Mountain Cabin in San Esteban, Chile / Gonzalo Iturriaga Arquitectos

The design brief was for a small mountain cabin with a roof, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom – the necessities for resuming the mountain trek begun the day before. The proposal involved building, through planes and angles, a structure that provides an entrance through its folds and exterior views through its cuts.

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