Cabins

The concept of a refuge dwelling has fascinated the modern psyche, with architects increasingly interested in the possibilities of minimal, low-impact, and isolated abodes. This new TASCHEN title explores how this architectural type presents special opportunities for creative thinking, emphasizing eco-friendly solutions and architectural innovation. The cabins selected for this publication showcase the variety of the genre, from artist studios on the Suffolk coast in England to eco-home huts in the Western Ghats region of India, and emphasize the sense of contemplation and coexistence as people return to nature.

Format: Hardback
Length: 640 pages
Publication date: 09 April 2018
Publisher: Taschen GmbH

Ever since Henry David Thoreau's described his two years, two months, and two days of cabin existence at Walden Pond, Massachusetts, in Walden, or, Life in the Woods (1854), the idea of a refuge dwelling has seduced the modern psyche. In the past decade, as our material existence and environmental footprint has grown exponentially, architects around the globe have become particularly interested in the possibilities of the minimal, low-impact, and isolated abode. This new TASCHEN title, combining insightful text, rich photography, and bright, contemporary illustrations by Marie-Laure Cruschi, explores how this particular architectural type presents special opportunities for creative thinking. In eschewing excess, the cabin limits actual spatial intrusion to the bare essentials of living requirements, while in responding to its typically rustic setting, it foregrounds eco-friendly solutions. As such, the cabin comes to showcase some of the most inventive and forward-looking practice of contemporary architecture, with Renzo Piano, Terunobu Fujimori, Tom Kundig, and many fresh young professionals all embracing such distilled sanctuary spaces. The cabins selected for this publication emphasize the variety of the genre, both in terms of usage and geography. From an artist studio on the Suffolk coast in England to eco-home huts in the Western Ghats region of India, this survey is as exciting in its international reach as it is in its array of briefs, clients, and situations. Constant throughout, however, is architectural innovation, and an inspiring sense of contemplation and coexistence as people return to nature and to a less destructive model of being in the world.

Weight: 1240g
Dimension: 159 x 250 x 46 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783836565011