Architect Designs an Off Grid Cabin in the Woods (Cabin Tour).

Located on the north side of Bruny Island, Killora Bay is an open-air cabin surrounded by pristine bushland and wild grasses. The vibrant forest landscape envelops the home, allowing residents to connect with nature and live privately in a refined environment. The site, with its natural clearing, comes with some restrictions, including a predefined building area, which informs the scale of the cabin's off-grid structure.
The constraints presented a final challenge that ultimately became indispensable to the design of the off-grid cabin. The architecture needed to be flexible – the house's small floor plan meant that every building element had to work hard to achieve a comfortable and versatile space. This included incorporating fold-out beds to function as part of the furniture, allowing rooms to be used for different functions as needed.
The interior spaces are designed with high ceilings and glass windows to bring light and movement into the interior design. Still connected to nature, greenery outside surrounds the interior rooms, with sunlight casting ever-changing shadows inside the house. As an outdoor cabin, sliding doors allow the house to encompass the outside as if it were its own.
The house's material palette is simple, allowing the landscape to speak first. As an off-grid cabin, it was important that the materials meet fire safety regulations, but also work harmoniously with the surrounding forest landscape. Dark wood cladding contrasts with the white concrete poured inside – the concrete has a rough finish and further brings the earthy tones of the landscape indoors.