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A 12-year wanted an airplane house, Hello Wood made their childhood fantasy come true

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There is no dearth of unusual cabins but when a 12-year-old approached award-winning architecture studio for a solo cabin in the woods, Hello Wood took it upon as a challenge to design a structure that would be cute and unusually appealing for their young client.

Lujzi dreamt of an airplane-themed playhouse that could function as a retreat, secluded area on playdates, and a comfortable lodging when required. Expanding on her inspiring idea, the studio “incorporated traditional architectural elements” into an airplane-shaped Jet House which commands a waterproof exterior and thermal insulation.

Design: Hello Wood

It not uncommon for kids to desire things they see in cartoons and fairy tales, but for Lujzi the fascination for an airplane-themed cabin comes from her love for traveling in aircrafts. To make the dream come true, a Budapest-based architecture firm has designed and built this eccentric pastel blue airplane house for Lujzi in the middle of the trees in Zala County, Hungary.

Dubbed the Jet House, it may look kiddish from the outside but is a full-fledged, functional tiny house complete with aircraft-esque arcs, curves and round windows. The rear entrance of the cabin is attached to a flight of airstairs that lead into a cozy yet inviting space finished to mimic an airplane.

Combining function with fantasy, Lujzi’s Jet House has a large window in the nose and the interior features overhead cabins, a bed to sleep a couple, a kitchenette, and two real airplane seats. A work table attached to a bench by the window is a cozy setup for Lujzi to study and relax.

Slipping out of the retro airplane interiors filled with other aviation relics, Lujzi and her friends can use the airplane wings as terrace on either side of the tiny cabin. I presume, she would have a telescoping ladder handy to climb up and down the wings!

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This idyllic cabin in New Zealands supports a comfy off-grid lifestyle

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Nestled at Mountain Hutt on the South Island of New Zealand is the Kererū Retreat, a tiny quaint cabin surrounded by beautiful alpines. providing avid travelers with a 100% off-grid experience. The home is a fine specimen of minimal design, locally sourced materials, and sustainability. It occupies 17.3 square meters and was built using salvaged timber and galvanized iron.

Designer: New Zealand Studio Well Architecture

The home completely supports an off-grid lifestyle, so it’s great for environment lovers. It has been amped with rooftop solar panels, a rainwater collection tank, a composting toilet, and a wood-burning fireplace. The interiors of the tiny home feature a cozy sleeping quarter with a queen bed, a main living space with a folding table, untreated timber paneling, a kitchen, a hidden bathroom, and a loft zone. The sleeping quarter is accentuated by a panoramic window. The window provides beautiful views of the surrounding landscape and allows visitors to gaze at the sky. When they want some privacy, visitors can cover the window with barn-like timber shutters.

The kitchen has been equipped with everything you would need – such as a gas stove, hot water, mini fridge, kettle, and overhead storage. The bathroom, on the other hand, boasts handcrafted copper plumbing, a composting toilet, a timber cabinet, a steel-framed shower, and flooring slated with timber. The home has also been equipped with a central wood fire, that heats up the space, and is especially useful for cold days and nights. Massive glass sliding doors lead to outdoor timber decking, galvanized iron wood shutters, and piles of firewood. Now, for the best feature of the cabin – it’s been placed on top of a trailer! This allows it to be moved to different locations and sites, according to the requirement. The idyllic cabin is great for vacation getaways, where you wish to get away from the hectic city life and simply unwind. Currently, Airbnb is available for $190 per night. It also won the Canterbury/Westland ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards for best Residential Compact New Home up to 150 sq m (1615 sq ft). Book the Kererū Retreat for your next holiday with your loved ones.

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This pine-shaped treehouse provides picturesque views of the Italian Alps

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Italian architecture brand Studio Beltrame has designed a stunning treehouse, which mimics the shape of a pine tree, and has been tucked away and concealed subtly in the lush forests of the Italian Alps. Called II Pino, the holiday home consists of three levels stacked one on top of the other, each providing a different opportunity to connect with nature. The home is energy efficient, and positioned among the high treetops which are visited only by birds!

Designer: Studio Beltrame

Besides being energy efficient, II Pino is also completely off-grid, as it produces its own renewable energy owing to the solar PV panels outfitted on the roof. Each floor of the home provides a different experience with nature and the surrounding forest. You can interact with the forest, and connect with it in a unique manner on each of the levels. The base of the home is completely covered by trees and serves as an intimate and private space. While the level in the center has a meditative atmosphere and is surrounded by tree fronds. The highest level is probably the best, as it provides beautiful views of the majestic snow-capped peaks of the Italian Alps.

II Pino was designed to perfectly integrate with its green surroundings. It features three pitched roofs that are stacked on top of each other, creating a vertical assembly, that occupies a minimal footprint, and resembles the trees surrounding it. The three roofs have also been clad in green larch shingles, allowing them to camouflage effortlessly with the neighboring pine needles.

The interiors of the cabin will be marked by wall slabs and furnishing finished with natural CLT, to create an immersive experience of holidaying in the Italian Alps. II Pino was selected by Airbnb’s OMG! Fund! Competition, and received a large grant, and we will hopefully see it come to life next summer!

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This idyllic cabin on a Swedish island perfectly represents minimalist Nordic architecture

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Nestled in the beautiful wooded region of Lilla Kilskäret, an island of the Swedish archipelago near Stockholm is a minimalist Nordic cabin called ‘A House’. Designed by emerging Studio Nāv, the idyllic cabin was designed for a young couple as a cozy summer home to escape to during the warm season.

Designer: Studio Nāv

‘A House’ beautifully captures minimalist Nordic architecture, and its picturesque surroundings help to create a space that is truly calming and peaceful. However, despite its pristine and awe-spiring location, building the home wasn’t simple child’s play. The site and local building regulations were quite challenging, and hence the home needed to occupy a tiny footprint, and perfectly blend in with its surroundings. In a quest to do so, the interiors of the home were made to be open, free-flowing, and extremely flexible.

The interiors are marked by a single open room, encapsulated in shrouds of glass, allowing the home to harmoniously merge with its surrounding landscape, and creating the sensation of being at one with it. This space includes the living area and the bedroom. The home was constructed using a glulam framework, making the process a swift and efficient one, while the generous use of timber in its exterior and interior symbolizes the architect’s attempt to utilize organic materials that complement the home’s surroundings.

The home features three translucent glass sides, which can be opened, allowing the interiors of the home, and the surroundings to unite, creating a beautiful indoor-outdoor connection. However, the architects also wanted to ensure that the residents are provided with a sense of privacy, and do feel safe and comfortable in their cabin. To do so, a massive drapery was included in the home. The drapery is as long as the three glass sides and can cover the facades, adding an element of privacy to the home. A black detachable mesh was also added to the exterior of the home, concealing the home from the water.

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This tiny hikers’ cabin is perched above the Italian Alpine Valley

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Architecture studio BCW Collective designed an aluminum-clad hikers’ cabin overlooking the Italian Alpine Valley. Called Bivacco Brédy, the bivouac shelter is located in the Aosta Valley and was conceptualized by the family of Claudio Brédy, a local politician and Alpinist who died in 2017 during a mountain excursion.

Designer: BCW Collective

The minimal cabin is perched on a rock slab, 2528 meters above sea level. It has a massive window that provides views of the Grivola and Gran Paradiso mountains and the Gran Paradiso – which Claudio Brédy climbed.

“The architecture interprets both openness of spirit and introspective nature through a minimalist approach; it offers protection yet is open to the horizon, as if springing free. Beyond the symbolism, the orientation is an environmental strategy, maximizing solar gain to warm the bivouac in the cold winter months. Thus the Vertosan Valley has a new memorial icon, solid in form yet light in touch, protective yet ephemeral,” said the studio.

The interiors of the cabin are marked with pale timber and feature two large windows which create the sensation of being at one with the surroundings. The windows provide an immersive experience. It also contains three bunk beds, a window seat, a desk bookshelf, and an entrance area with built-in storage space to hold hiking equipment. The space has been optimized for maximum functionality -“focusing on the view and sensorial experience as users immersed in the surrounding mountain context”.

The cantilevered form of the cabin was adopted to evoke the absence of an important member of a family and community. The cabin was also prefabricated in an attempt to minimize the impact it would have on the natural landscape. The components were delivered by helicopter and assembled efficiently within a few days. The cabin is secured onto the rocky site with the help of a metal-frame foundation. This foundation ensures that minimal disturbance is caused to the site, and allows the shelter to be easily moved to another location in the future if need be.

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This all-white minimalist cabin is the flexible and functional tiny home on wheels you need

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Tiny home builder Base Cabin collaborated with Matt Goodman Architecture Office to create this super minimalistic tiny home on wheels inspired by the simplicity of livestock sheds. The clean and simple home was designed to beautifully merge with farms, vineyards, or even the Australian bush. The aim was to ensure that the residents feel one with the surroundings and that there is no sense of separation between the home and the landscape,

Designer: Base Cabin x Matt Goodman Architecture Office

“The design doesn’t detract from the actual picturesque landscape, but provides shelter for the humans to occupy,” said Matt Goodman.  You enter the home via a glass sliding door,  that seamlessly disappears into a wall cavity, and also allows generous amounts of light and air to enter the home. Although the home occupies a tiny footprint, it is made to feel more spacious than it is, owing to the placement of operable windows, that provide lovely views, irrespective of where you are standing.

The steel-framed tiny home features a durable exterior clad with white ColorBond, while the interiors are covered with limewash plywood, providing a soft and warm finish to the entire space. It also ensures that the place looks less cluttered and more open. By integrating a lot of the functional storage requirements into the walls, they were able to maximize the floor space. By adding a pull-down bed, as well as a pull-up table, they ensured that residents would be able to make the utmost use of the small footprint of the home – through the day and the night.

The Murphy bed occupies the maximum space in the home, on which two people can sleep. There is also a full wall of storage cabinets, which allow for a large number of items to be securely tucked away out of sight. During the day, when the bed is fitted into the wall, you can use the space as a home office or dining area, by simply pulling out the rounded table that is locked into place with a detachable leg. Two stools, which are stored under the cabin’s built-in bench, can be removed and placed with the table, to create a nifty seating area to work or eat in.

The tiny home also features a kitchenette at one end, which has been equipped with a small sink under a large operable window, an integrated refrigerator, and a sleek countertop for cooking. A handy integrated daybed with a cushion is positioned next to the kitchen. There is a large window above the daybed, which lets an ample amount of light and air stream in, making this a cozy spot to read or lounge about in.

The bathroom is extremely well-designed. It features a toilet, a rainfall shower with a skylight, an oval mirror, and a wall-hung sink with a faucet built into the wall. Overall, the cabin is a modern, minimal, and compact living space that is priced at $68000. You also have the option of adding solar power, and composting toilets, if you want to go down the sustainable route!

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This small cabin in the woods was built using a repurposed shipping container

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The utility of shipping containers in architecture is quite established now – whether for building shelters for homeless people, beautiful modern homes, or even cabins in the wood! And one such stunning seasonal cabin made from a repurposed shipping container is the Shiship Cabin by Repère Boréal. Shiship quite literally means ‘duck’ in the indigenous Innu language, and the cabin is located in Quebec, Canada.

Designer: Repère Boréal

The 31-foot long and 8-foot wide cabin is the modern version of a wilderness cabin and has been packed with space-saving custom-made furniture designs, as well as other smart features. The exterior of the cabin has been clad with durable cedar wood planks, creating a thick frame, that provides a natural yet contemporary aesthetic to it. Once you enter the cabin via a door on the side, you are welcomed by the central space of the home, which includes a kitchen and a bed on one side, a bathroom on the other side, and a living room in the middle.

The open-concept cabin features a kitchen with an interesting black and steel theme, which is followed through by the under-mounted black granite sink, and the black-colored backsplash that runs through the counter. The kitchen and bed have a subtle connection in the form of a built-in wine rack, which also functions as a night table, hence uniting the two spaces. A custom-made table that can expand is placed directly opposite the kitchen. Once you pull it out, it transforms from a two-person table to a four-person table. You can also add the two folding chairs which are stored under the sofa.

The comfortable queen-sized bed is placed alongside a window, providing you with impressive views when you wake up, and when you fall asleep. The living room, on the other hand, has been equipped with a built-in sofa, with a slide-out drawer underneath, that can be used to store items such as chairs, blankets, or more. The bathroom includes a sink, a flush toilet connected to a septic system, and a glass-walled shower with a tall window.

The Shiship cabin is proof of how a shipping container can be repurposed into a beautiful place to relax and unwind. It is cozy, comfortable, and smartly designed, and you can rent it for a night at $142!

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This floating chalet supported by stones is the relaxing nature retreat you need

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Designed by Loft Buro, the Enjoy in Silence Chalet is a warm and homely cabin located in Kyiv, Ukraine. The cozy chalet was initially a meditation retreat, which was later transformed into a relaxing haven, meant for solo travelers or peaceful gatherings. The cabin was designed, so as to completely merge with its natural surroundings.

Designer: Loft Buro

Wood, terracotta slabs, stones, and steel were used to build the chalet. Huge natural boulders form the foundation of the structure and support the cabin, giving the impression that it is floating in the air. Massive glass windows are placed on all three sides of the building, providing beautiful views of the surrounding. The rustic and wooden charm of the cabin allows it to harmoniously blend with the green landscape around it.

The interiors feature elongated bench-like furniture that is lined against the windows, and a ceiling covered in bamboo and wood arranged in an intriguing geometric pattern. The seating arrangement in the cabin ensures that whoever takes a seat, instantly catches a glimpse of nature outside. The furniture is primarily crafted from up-cycled wood, derived from old beams. The dining room and entrance are segregated by a detailed metal screen featuring an ornamental pattern. An open fireplace is accompanied by a view of the river. The room is lit up by the warm light illuminated by chandeliers on the ceiling, while the flooring is created using handmade terracotta tile.

The chalet has a warm bohemian vibe to it, one that makes you instantly feel at home once you enter. It’s a great retreat to unwind and get some downtime in nature, especially if you’re fond of solitary traveling. It facilitates the ultimate disconnect from city life and lets you truly connect with nature.

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This cabin in the woods was originally a modest bunkhouse built by Olson Kundig

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Located on Puget Sound, cushioned amongst massive fir trees in an ancient forest is a cabin that Jim Olson has been working on since he was eighteen years old. What originally started off as a 14-foot-square bunkhouse for Olson’s family in Longbranch, has now transformed into a beautiful cabin that makes for the ultimate weekend getaway. Through the years, the site has witnessed many remodelings and renovations, although the integrity of the original structure has always been maintained. It went through remodels in 1981, 1997, 2003, and 2014.

Designer: Olson Kundig

The cabin was built using simple, readily available materials – walls sheathed with plywood inside and outside, steels columns that support glulam beams, and these beams in turn support the exposed roof. The fir flooring in the interior, extends to become the outdoor decking. The cabin features a subtle wooden exterior, which allows it to harmoniously integrate with its natural surrounding. It truly looks at one with the forest. In fact, three mature fir trees have been allowed to grow through the openings in the deck, and one of them even exits through an opening in the roof!

The rooms are basically a set of boxes tied together under a unified roof. Although earlier (before 2003), the home was basically three pavilions connected by wooden platforms. The entire structure imposingly protrudes over the landscape, creating a mesmerizing sight. The 24,000 square feet retreat features a living room that provides stunning views of the adjoining meadow, and Puget Sound, as well as a  master bedroom, and two guest bedrooms.

Sliding doors, and large windows further enhance the connection to nature. In fact, there’s even a skylight above the bed! So, one can fall asleep peacefully while gazing at the stars.

All the materials used to build the home were carefully selected to further encourage the natural connection. They gently tie the building to the forest floor, allowing it to seamlessly merge with it.

This beautiful cabin in Puget Sound originally started off as a modest bunkhouse, and through the years it has transformed into an exquisite family retreat in the forest. Olsen’s keen attention to detail, preservation of the cabin’s history, and deft connection to nature are artfully displayed in this heartwarming structure.

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This restored tiny cabin maintains its midcentury charm while providing modern amenities

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Nestled in the redwood forest of the popular and beautiful Sea Ranch community along the Sonoma, California coastline is a 684-square-foot weekend cabin that was originally designed by the acclaimed Bay Area architect Joseph Esherick. Called MiniMod, this cabin was lovingly restored and refurbished by Framestudio after it was purchased by its creative director Chad DeWitt, and his husband James Cook.

Designer: Joseph Esherick & Framestudio

The cabin was originally built to show how a comfortable and affordable home could be constructed while following the Sea Ranch building guidelines. The midcentury modern cabin has a stunning wooden exterior that allows it to effortlessly blend with the surrounding natural environment. The interiors feature three spacious levels which are connected via open wooden stairs that allow light to generously flow through the levels. Although the home is not overtly large in size, the presence of the three levels manages to give it a very loft-like feeling.

While restoring the home, the designers carefully maintained the history and heritage of the cabin, while managing to make some modern upgrades. This delicate balance definitely deserves credit, as one can witness it quite evidently throughout the home. This balance was created by using old reclaimed wood found on the property itself. A new folding partition is included between the bedrooms in the house. Environment-friendly and recycled materials were used in the renovation of the home.

There’s a compact office space that is great for those who work from home. The office has lovely views of the surrounding redwood forest. Huge windows and sliding glass doors further enhance the connection to the outdoors. It’s the ultimate space to rent out, and unwind in if you’re looking for an outdoorsy getaway.

There’s a second bedroom with built-in bunk beds that would be great for the kids! The MiniMod cabin is a stunning 1968 cabin that features midcentury aesthetics, but modern-day functionality. It truly is the best of both worlds, and should be the destination of your next weekend getaway, if you’re looking for an old-school break in the woods!

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