BIG Goes Small for Kleins Prototype Cabin in the Woods

2019-03-14 14:25

The archetypal cabin in the woods is all about communing with nature but for architects it’s also a chance to explore the essence of what a home is and what it should offer its occupants. Freed from the constraints and demands of urban living, a cabin epitomizes a home stripped down to its core nature, the provision of shelter. “A45”, a cabin prototype constructed in upstate New York for home company klein, tackles these considerations by combining the tenets of Scandinavian design, simplicity, minimalism and functionality, with a quest for authenticity and a push for sustainability. Designed by Copenhagen, New York and London based architectural collective BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, the tiny house is fully customizable inside and out and can be built to the home-owner’s specifications within 4 to 6 months in any location. The starting point for A45’s design is the traditional A-frame cabin whose pitched roof and angles walls enable easy rain run-off and simplify the construction process. In order to maximize the useable floor space, the architects have retained the square floor-plan while twisting the roof by 45 degrees. The result of this geometrical alchemy is a crystal-like, prismatic volume, painted black, which from certain angles looks like a cube while from others like a spire. It also means that the interior space soars to almost four metres in height.

森林中的典型小屋是关于与自然交流的，但对于建筑师来说，这也是一个探索什么是家的本质以及它应该为居住者提供什么的机会。从城市生活的限制和需求中解脱出来，小木屋是一个被剥夺为其核心本质的住房的缩影-提供住房。“A45”是为家庭公司克莱因(Klein)在纽约北部建造的一种客舱原型，它将斯堪的纳维亚设计、简单、简约和功能的原则与追求真实性和推动可持续性结合起来，解决了这些问题。由哥本哈根，纽约和伦敦为基础的建筑集体大比尔克英格尔集团设计，小房子是完全可定制的内外，并可以建成在4至6个月内在任何地点的业主的规格。A45设计的出发点是传统的A框架小屋，它的倾斜屋顶和角墙使雨水很容易流过，简化了施工过程。为了最大限度地利用楼面空间，建筑师们保留了广场平面图，同时把屋顶扭曲了45度。这种几何炼金术的结果是一个水晶般的，棱镜的体积，涂成黑色，从某些角度看起来像一个立方体，而从另一个角度看起来像一个尖顶。这也意味着室内空间会飙升到近4米高。

Photo by Matthew Carbone.

MatthewCarbone的照片。

Photo by Matthew Carbone.

MatthewCarbone的照片。

Photo by Matthew Carbone.

MatthewCarbone的照片。

Photo by Matthew Carbone.

MatthewCarbone的照片。

The interior décor is a paradigm of Nordic minimalism that embodies the concept of “hygge”, a Danish term defined by Oxford Dictionaries as the “quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being”. A palette of natural materials and hues sets the tone: solid pine for the exposed timber frame, Douglas Fir for the floorboards, and natural cork for the walls reference the beauty of the forest setting outside while establishing an ambience of comfort and elegance. The compact interiors of 17 square metres include a living-dining area complete with an elegant wood-burning stove by Morsøe, a small kitchen designed by Københavns Møbelsnedkeri, a cedar-lined bathroom with fittings by VOLA, and a lofted space. The Scandinavian aesthetic of the cabin’s design is complemented by an eclectic selection of handcrafted Nordic furniture from designers such as Carl Hansen and Soren Rose Studio whose bed is fitted with Kvadrat fabric.

内部装饰是北欧极简主义的典范，它体现了“hygge”的概念，牛津词典将该词定义为“舒适和舒适的愉悦品质，产生了一种满意或幸福的感觉”。自然材料和色调的调色板决定了基调：实心松木为裸露的木材框架，道格拉斯杉木为地板，天然软木为墙壁参考森林设置的美丽，同时建立一个舒适和优雅的氛围。这座17平方米的小型室内建筑包括一个客厅-就餐区，配有莫罗(Mors E)精美的燃木炉、科本哈文斯·莫贝勒(K Benhavns)设计的小厨房、雪松衬里的浴室和瓦拉(Vola)的配件，以及一个倾斜的空间。斯堪的纳维亚风格的客舱设计是由卡尔·汉森(Carl Hansen)和索伦·罗斯工作室(Soren Rose Studio)等设计师精心设计的北欧手工家具构成的，这些家具的床上都安装了Kvadrat织物。

Photo by Matthew Carbone.

MatthewCarbone的照片。

Photo by Matthew Carbone.

MatthewCarbone的照片。

Photo by Matthew Carbone.

MatthewCarbone的照片。

Photo by Matthew Carbone.

MatthewCarbone的照片。

Instead of constructing foundations, which would require the use of heavy machinery, the house sits on four short concrete piers for optimal support, purpose-built for any terrain. This is just one aspect of the house’s minimal environmental impact and ease of construction which is based on assembling the prefabricated modules on site, a process that also ensures a minimal time frame. Meanwhile all materials are 100% recyclable, including the timber frame, wall modules, the subfloor and the triangular floor-to-ceiling window. As importantly, the house is completely powered by solar panels which means it can be placed practically everywhere. The A45 model is the first in a series of compact prefabricated homes by well-known architects that Klein is developing in collaboration with leading architects for all those who dream of being able to escape the hustle and bustle of city life once in a while for the peacefulness of nature, and judging from the inventiveness and sophistication of BIG’s design, we can’t wait to see the complete line up.

这座房子不需要建造需要重型机械的基础，而是坐落在四个混凝土短墩上，以便为任何地形提供最佳的支撑。这只是房屋环境影响最小和施工方便的一个方面，其基础是在现场组装预制模块，这一过程也确保了最短的时间框架。同时，所有的材料都是100%可回收的，包括木材框架，墙壁模块，地下和三角形地板到天花板窗口。同样重要的是，房子完全由太阳能电池板供电，这意味着它几乎可以放置在任何地方。A45模型是由著名建筑师设计的一系列小型预制住宅中的第一个，克莱因正与领先的建筑师合作，为那些梦想能偶尔逃离城市生活的喧嚣和喧嚣、追求大自然的宁静的人而设计，并从大人物设计的创造性和高超性来判断，我们等不及看完整的队伍了。