Can you fit an entire weekend into 150 square feet? Helsinki-based firm Verstas Architects figured out a way.
Verstas designed a modern interpretation of a traditional Scandinavian getaway hut, sited on an island about 3 kilometers from the city center in Helsinki, Finland. The tiny cabin includes a kitchen, living room, and a sleeping loft. Feels like going to camp, in the best possible way:
Photography via Verstas Architects.
Above: Located on the island of Lauttasaari, the summer hut can be reached by car via a causeway or bridge. The island is heavily forested and feels distant from the city.
Above: Front stoop, foraged.
Above: Windows replace solid walls wherever possible to bring the surrounding forest indoors.
Above: Two burners, and a view.
Above: Sofas can be turned into beds to sleep three; a fourth bed is in the sleeping loft.
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