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Since my ‘school days’ I’ve been intrigued by the ‘theory of the primitive hut’. For this challenge I’m thinking of small hiking huts, as rest points or destinations, arranged in clusters or individually. The location will be a mountain lake in an area known for hiking. These ‘found images’ are a starting point, now to create topo.
Researching for inspirations, i stumbled upon the Archipelago of Stockholm in sweden und was beautifully stunned. I could already play the scenes in my head, running ideas and several compositions.
The location should be a sacred haven where sculptural rocks, oaks and pines dominate the landscape.
Using the inspirational examples uploaded, my concept is to take full advantage of the scenic ocean view whilst creating a place for leisure with a feeling of comfort and relaxation. The main cabin would most probably sit slightly back and elavated from the waterfront, half hidden behind the knotty pine trees. Facing the ocean would be a large area for socializing. The smaller moduls would sit along the waterfront.
(Optimized sketch in the works)
I always liked the idea of a house that gives you the freedom to chose the environment , rotate according to the sun and be near or far away from neighbors. What best solution than a boat cabin? As location I picked the beautiful scenery of Sweden’s lakes.
The main idea is to create a cabin close to nature, even too close. It will be surrounded and minimally interfere with it and over time, through a natural way to connect with it into one entity. More comming soon.
For my initial concept I drew inspiration from the game FIREWATCH by Campo Santo Studio.
I love the art style of this game, its original and beautiful and really captures the sense of the wilderness in which it is set. I particularly enjoyed the design of the Lookout tower that is central to the storyline. The elevated position allows for majestic panoramas of the surrounding environment and provides a sheltered yet exposed vantage point for the protagonist.
Like many people the idea of retreating from everyday life into nature is one that interests me a lot. An escape from the real world, a sanctuary where you are the only person for miles around. These are the qualities I’d like to convey in my cabin design.
I choose first the style for the cabin then i started visualizing where I wanted to build this cabin
First I focused in a mountain lake area but I started thinking that i wanted something more special or amazing then it got me what if set it inside a cave or clearing with clear water and with and internal waterfall, I just though that this was so magical just imagining the sounds of nature that i had to choose this environment.
