Tag Archives: inspiration
Cabin in British Columbia
Not that I want to live or even sleep in my place (well perhaps the occasional snooze) but I think that this weekend cabin on Gambier Island, British Columbia, Canada is a smasher Small, functional and well designed – three attributes I want for my place of my own… I love the simple, uncensored and [...]
French Medieval castle – built 1998 to 2023+
The construction of the Chateau de Guedelon in Burgundy, France makes me think I’m setting the bar too low in my own aspirations! Started in 1998, the Castle is being built using only tools, materials and techniques that would have been available in the early 13th Century. The walls are being built from sandstone quarried [...]
Friggeboden
I’ve long been an admirer of Scandinavian design and the Swedes certainly have some great sheds… In Sweden since 1979 when the then Housing Minister Birgit Friggebo removed structures under 15 square metres from planning regulations an innovative movement has grown up around the design and construction of small buildings. The company Sommarnöjen have some great [...]
George Bernard Shaw’s Writing Hut
Seems like sheds and huts hold a special place in the heart of many authors, I’ve come across a few in my meanderings around the web and I’ll write about them intermittently. George Bernard Shaw’s movable hut is a great example and a practical, powerful design. Who needs artificial light when you can follow the [...]
Tiny apartment