This 1200 square foot beach cabin was designed to be as small as possible, but to incorporate all the features that the family desired. The Owners, a husband and wife with a son in graduate school, had been dreaming about a little cabin they could leave as a legacy for future generations for years. They purchased the property over 20 years ago, and waited for the right time to build. The square-foot costs might seem high, but the focus of the project was its unusual structural design, compact layout, and high levels of detail and craft rather than overall building size.
The cabin is a small “jewel box” that gets a lot of positive attention from people as they drive by. Even though there really isn’t anything like it in the area, the cabin feels like a natural outgrowth of its specific Oregon coast community.
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A view of the tower which evokes a lighthouse theme. Battered walls resist the wind loads, and allow for specialized built-in storage.
The view from the street shows a tiny cabin clad in cedar shingles.
A meticulously designed, impeccably crafted circular stair accesses the reading room at the top of the tower.
The antique ship's light is incorporated into the structural tension system restraining the tower's hip roof and reflects the nautical lighthouse theme.
The kitchen was designed to evoke a "beach cabin." We also designed a bottle shelf that encircles the entire main room to house the owner's bottle collection.
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I agree with JetcityHoward. I like the continuity between interior and exterior details. The execution is at an equally high standard. Really nice project.
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I love the way the handrail/guardrail/bench back all follow the same theme - inside and out. Nice.
I agree with JetcityHoward. I like the continuity between interior and exterior details. The execution is at an equally high standard. Really nice project.