The project aims to create a prototype for low-impact cabins in remote areas, influenced by 1960s Metabolist architecture. The design prioritizes environmental sustainability, utilizing a steel exoskeleton that hovers above the ground, preserving natural fauna. Located on a steep hillside in the Salish Sea, the cabins allow for adaptability over generations through a modular approach. This enables reconfiguration as occupant needs change. The emphasis on levitation minimizes ground disturbance, maintaining ecological integrity while offering breathtaking views of the San Juan Islands.
Recognizing the immense investment and environmental impact of remote development, the strategy employs long-term thinking, allowing the structure to remain relevant across many generations and owners.
This approach allows the ground plane to be given back to the natural flora and fauna of the island, with wild sheep and deer grazing the hillside.
Lightly touching the land - Located on a steep hillside, the project embraces levitation rather than excavation as a general strategy.
Envisioned as a 200-year super-structure, the steel frame acts as an external armature independent of the wood-framed thermal enclosures or 'modules'.
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