CABINS entry by arqdehr@gmail.com

Last year I had the chance to visit milford sounds in new zealand and I was shocked and overwhelmed by the mountains, waterfalls and pristine nature, since then I´ve been thinking about doing a project where I could imagine mi ideal cabin in a place like that

CABINS entry by Alexandra Baldjieva

I was truly inspired by the Tree Snake Cabins, designed by the Portuguese architects Luís + Tiago Rebelo de Andrade. The photos on ArchDaily feature the cabins in the pine woods somewhere deep in the mainland. I decided to reposition them on a steep rocky slope going down to the ocean. The horizontal body of the cabin would form a nice contrast to the thin vertical pine trees. The floor plan organisation would basically remain the same, but I imagine the facade more minimalist and with diagonal wood cladding.

I was randomly googling “epic cliff” and “kitesurf beach”, when I found a photo of Cabo da Roca in Portugal and imagined a bright sunny day, the two cabins on the burning hot rocks and a view of a couple of kitesurfers enjoying the wind and the ocean.

Anyway it’s just some first thoughts.

CABINS entry by Benja

When growing up, I regularly visited my family in Ireland, from here we used to escape to a little coastal fishing village located in Sheephaven Bay called Downings.

We used to visit the same chalet every year, in front of this chalet there was a house. There was a tale of a local Artist that residedhere, on the headland, just above the crashing waves of the wild north Atlantic ocean.

Directly in front of this house was a dramatic landscape of the ocean, beaches and peaks beyond them. I wondered where he would escape to gain inspiration for his art; if he looked out at the same dramatic view everyday, does he perfect the same landscape over and over? does he move about around the bay? I concluded that he probably has some other secluded favourite places where he takes himself and his thoughts.

I shall endeavour to realise these places around scenic Donegal settings.