Lagom Cabin, stands on a limited plot of land with a building area of 90m². The design approach is to blend interior and exterior spaces and create a seamless transition between the inside and outside areas.
Semi-detached rooms allow the fynbos to seep through the exterior walls to become part of the interior space. The fragmented architecture allows views, light and nature to occupy the space, connecting the occupants with nature and the unique fynbos landscape of Romansbaai.
The materials used are in-situ concrete, natural stone as a cladding to blend in with the natural fynbos landscape and Diamondeck sheets. The interior of this custom-built one-bedroom cabin features exposed concrete elements, timber ceilings, glass-aluminium windows and granite tiles.
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The name, Ligam derives from the Swedish term, not too much not too little. The concept of the
Ligam cabin draws inspiration from the Pertia Fanebos in the form of a fragmented, bracked
structure, allowing the building to breathe within the landscape. The semi-detached rooms
allow the Fanebos to seep through the exterior walls to become part of the interior spaces.
The fragmented architecture allows for views, light, and nature to occupy the space,
connecting the dweller with nature and the unique Fanebos landscape of Romansby.
The challenge of the project was the limitation of a 90 square meters footprint required by the
clients. The use of fewer materials in a compact footprint dwelling is increasingly relevant with
the ever-expanding carbon footprint in the world. The design approach was to integrate the interior
and exterior spaces and to create a seamless transition between the indoor and outdoor areas.
Once you open the cabin the interior seems larger than 90 square meters,
and natural light infiltrates the space to enhance the intimate connection with the natural
landscape, becoming a pavilion of refuge in the vast Fanebos landscape on a summer day,
but at the same time the cabin ensures for hygge the Swedish concept of coziness,
contentment, and well-being found through cherishing little things, which can be
experienced on a winter and or rainy day. The windows incorporated between the trusses allow
for the dweller to have a visual connection to the atmosphere, sky, while being protected by the
structure. This connection was manifested by fragmenting the structures to create the voids
and crevasses that allow the landscape to flow through the house, providing a constant connection
with the outside. The accommodation includes a spacious bedroom that opens onto the pool area
and onto the second deck facing uninterrupted Fanebos fields. The bathroom features a shower
and bath with a view. The entertainment area is designed around a centralized fireplace.
The materials used were inset to concrete, natural stone is cladding to merge into the
natural Fanebos landscape, and diamond-eck sheeting. The interior of this bespoke one
bedroom cabin is finished with exposed concrete elements, wooden ceilings,
glass aluminum windows, and granite tiles.
