This house built in a harmony with natural surroundings as less impact to the environment as possible. Comfortable, functional and aesthetically pleasing the house consist of two bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room and kitchen. The dominating materials used in construction are a reclaimed wood and concrete. Many combinations of windows and transparent doors open interiors to the outside to enhance the connection with nature. The house is a perfect small place for those who don’t like modern urban living style and wants to live in quite place.
Architect : Schuchart/Dow
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December 8th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
“This house built in a harmony with natural surroundings as less impact to the environment as possible. ”
Yes, if you don’t consider energy/environmental footprint of all that concrete. What about energy use with huge windows?
Numbers & facts please or stop the greenwashing.
December 9th, 2009 at 12:54 am
I’m confused by this cabin appearing by name and photo by two different architects:
http://www.oskaarchitects.com/Projects/140/Tye-River-Cabin
December 9th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
That much concrete is as ‘less impact as possible’?! Uh, sure… I don’t know how the house is sited with regard to the access road, but even pumping all that ‘crete into the forms would seem to create some sort of ‘impact’. A post & pier structure strikes me as have less ‘impact’ on a site, and the set-up for p&p footings would seem to take less work and cost. But this is only conjecture…
Nice place, though….
February 4th, 2010 at 12:20 am
The cabin was built by Schuchart/Dow, they are the contractors and the architect was Tom Kundig. And no “greenwashing” here, just LEED facts. Concrete is highly sustainable material, and in the NW where “Portland Cement” it readily available (the cabin’s neighboring town is actually the town of “Concrete”), reduces the need to source materials from outside the region. All other materials on the building were salvaged locally.
Five Ways Concrete Helps LEED
1. Concrete creates sustainable sites.
2. Concrete enhances energy performance.
3. Concrete contains recycled materials.
4. Concrete is manufactured locally.
5. Concrete builds durable structures.
In addition, at 6oo sq ft, this little cabin, big windows and all, requires very little heat from its geothermal loop system.
March 14th, 2011 at 2:21 pm
wow! I like huge window and the idea enhance the connection with nature.
May 3rd, 2011 at 3:26 am
coolI’m a fan of log cabins, I actually build my own log cabins with my family, and it’s great fun