Atelier Risting recently completed this nice example of a rural cabin on a farm owned by the same family for over 150 years. Partly constructed with reclaimed materials, it's raised on stilts, runs off-the-grid, and serves as an idyllic vacation retreat to get away from it all.
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During a recent festival in rural Hungary, teams of students were tasked with building seven prototype cabins. The resulting dwellings range from a transportable cabin with wheels attached to its side, to a modular model that can be re-arranged into multiple layouts.
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There are plenty of charming off-grid cabins tempting folks into the wilderness these days, but most tend to keep things on the simple side. The Into the Wild cabin goes to some lengths to offer its guests flexibility and luxury, most notably by way of a hidden Jacuzzi tucked into the floor.
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Skeleton Coast in the north west of Namibia mightn’t sound like the most alluring of holiday destinations. But a cluster of luxury cabins inspired by the shipwrecks along this stretch offer spooky stays in an otherwise untouched shoreline.
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Do giant homes, filled up with stuff, take us further away from nature? That’s the key question Neste is asking with its ultra-sustainable Nolla cabin design, which is now perched on a rocky island in Finland, ready for visitors.
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Scattered around New Zealand's famed southern island, PurePods are off-grid cabins offering remote getaways with opportunity to explore, along with glamping-like comforts and uninterrupted views when it comes time to put the feet up.
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Cohesion Studio recently completed the Folly, an attractive rusted retreat that takes its place very well in the rugged desert landscape of Joshua Tree, California. It runs off-the-grid and features a bedroom with a removed roof section that lets visitors fall asleep beneath the night sky.
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We suspect there’d be no shortage of competition for a writer’s residence at Swiss literature institute Maison de l'Ecriture, which places creatives in a hanging, self-contained cabin in the foothills of the Jura mountains.
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The USA is often associated with all things big: cars, food and buildings – everything seems larger than life in that part of the world. However, with its 2018 Small Project Awards, the American Institute Of Architects honors projects that, despite their size/budget, are monuments to superb design.
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Russian firm DublDom recently installed an off-grid cabin in Kandalaksha, Russia, that sleeps up to eight people. Located north of the Arctic Circle, the remote area features a harsh landscape. Owing to these challenges, the cabin had to be delivered in sections by helicopter.
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