Charred Cabin, a place to eat, sleep and read for two | DRAA

September 11, 2014

Located a couple hours drive into the mountains north of Santiago, Chile, “Charred Cabin” is an appealingly simple vacation retreat. Working with a client budget of just $15,000, studio DRAA had to keep the cabin small and limit it to just the essentials, “a place to eat, sleep and read for two” as the architect put it.

To reduce the time and cost of building at the somewhat remote site, the walls were assembled from pre-cut structural insulated panels. The exterior of the cabin is clad with inexpensive pine siding applied vertically. To protect the boards from decay and insect damage, they were burnt just long enough to leave a thin protective layer of char. The charred surface is also more fire-resistant than plain wood.

The tiny cabin has a 15 m² (161 ft²) floor plan. A kitchenette and wet bath are at one end below a sleeping loft. Many tiny houses use lofts for sleeping with the mattress right on the floor, but this is the first we’ve seen that incorporates slats in the floor for air circulation below the mattress. The other half of the cabin is the living area, with just enough room for a couch, a table and a couple of chairs.

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Photographs by Felipe Camus, courtesy of DRAA. Via Dezeen.

Category : Modern Cabins, Small Low-Cost Houses, Small Vacation Houses, studio + sleeping loft, Tiny Houses

Tags : Chile, DRAA (Del Rio Arquitectos Asociados), flat roof, small cabin plans, structural insulated panels (SIPs)

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9 thoughts on “Charred Cabin, a place to eat, sleep and read for two | DRAA”

earthandink on September 11, 2014 at 8:19 am said:

I love this. It’s a brilliant design. I like the division between the kitchen and bath, I like the upper windows on both sides of the loft. What a beautiful tiny house. Very liveable.

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Sevina on September 11, 2014 at 7:22 pm said:

So many tiny house loft bedrooms appear cramped and stuffy, but this one appears to be a decent size with good lighting and ventilation! How refreshing!

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- earthandink on September 12, 2014 at 4:15 am said:
  
  The thing is, it’s tiny. Only 161 square feet (15sm). I think it has a bit more height, which is extremely helpful in feeling less closed in in a tiny space. This one is probably my favourite of this size. The only change I’d have to make is to pitch the roof for snow. 😉

Rich on September 11, 2014 at 7:57 pm said:

Superb!

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David M Foxe on September 12, 2014 at 7:02 am said:

Very well composed. Two questions: 1. Is the intention to leave the plywood bare or to finish the interior with paint or textiles? It would be helpful to see the mattress and any furnishings for scale. 2. Was the size based solely on budget or what was allowed on the site based on permitting etc?

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Bonnie Gene Harris on September 19, 2014 at 2:10 pm said:

The photos were nice. There are no photos of the bathroom. I could see where it was to be but not the room. The idea was great. I could see the roof having pitch for the weather. A planting box could catch the water. I agree that it would have been nice to see furniture to scale. Perhaps the photos could be added.

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Felipe Camus on September 29, 2014 at 12:22 pm said:

Thank you for all your kind comments, we really enjoyed the design development of this cabin.

Some quick answers:

– Yes, the intention was to left the plywood exposed for a more “monolithic” sensation of interior space.
– The raw size was indeed based on budget, but proportion -and the sense of space- was intentional. The interior is 3.60m -12″ft height, higher than a regular house.
– We don’t have photos fully furnished, mostly because the space is so tiny that only a fisheye lens could take it.

For scale purposes, the section cut drawing is accurate.

Thanks again, and feel free to follow us at our fb page (facebook.com/delrio.arq) & tumblr (delrioarq.tumblr.com)

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