Cabins & shelters

Small, remote and minimal structures.

4 entries

Rammed earth wall with a timber-framed window overlooking a coastal landscape with green dunes and ocean waves.

Field Notes

Rammed Earth at Kommetjie: Seasonal Shifts in a Colonial Cabin

This piece examines the reinterpretation of rammed earth in a Colonial Caribbean-influenced beach cabin near Kommetjie, Cape Town, focusing on its seasonal adaptation.

17 Aug 2026

Concrete overhang with a dark gutter and timber window frame against a sunset sky.

Field Notes

Cawsand Cabin: Marble Revetment and Coastal Resonance

Exploring Cawsand Cabin, a Bauhaus-era beach retreat in Cornwall where marble revetment and precise acoustics define its coastal character.

26 Jul 2026

Sainte-Luce Cabin, clad in dark timber with extensive glass, cantilevers over a misty lake from a side view.

Material Notes

Lead and Light in Quebec: Tracing Biophilia in the Sainte-Luce Cabin

The Sainte-Luce Cabin in Quebec exemplifies an unexpected fusion of Ottoman classical aesthetics with localized building techniques, notably through its lead-came stained glass that fosters interior wellbeing.

1 Jul 2026

Facade of a building constructed with rammed earth, featuring a stone lintel over a shadowed entryway, framed by desert plant

Architect Minds

Rammed Earth Cabins: Climate Cost of Rajasthani Coastal Construction

Rammed earth (pisé) offers a low-carbon alternative for coastal construction in a conceptual Renaissance Rajasthan, addressing embodied carbon and material lifecycle concerns through its localized sourcing and inherent thermal properties.

27 Jun 2026

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