LA CABINA

ONTARIO, CANADA

CONSULTING FOR OVERALL CONCEPT, STRUCTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN/SPRING 2021

AESTHETIC NOTES DERIVED FROM THE WORK OF ANSLEM KIEFER, UTA BARTH & YOHJI YAMAMOTO

THE CONCEPT: A LINEAR SHOU SUGI BAN ENCASED SUMMER HOME FACING THE SEA ON A WILD ISLAND BLURS BOUNDARIES BETWEEN NATIVE FOREST & INDOORS. FLOOR TO CEILING GLASS DOORS & PANELS MAXIMIZE SUNLIGHT & SHADOWS. LIVING, DINING & SLEEPING AREAS HAVE FUNCTIONAL BUILT-INS. TEXTURE PLAY FROM RAW BIRCH, CHALKY STONE & EXPOSED COPPER PIPING MERGE LIGHTNESS & DEPTH. COLOR STORY OF MATTE CELERY, CREAMY ECRU, SOFT CHARCOAL & CLAY WAS INSPIRED BY THE SITE’S NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.

PHOTOS INCLUDE INITIAL ROUGH SKETCH ON PAPER, MOOD/MATERIAL BOARDS & VISUAL REFERENCES