Modern Cabin

by Michelle Kodis

Overview

Modern Cabin turns a true icon on its head-radically redefining what a cabin can be. For those who've always wanted a woodsy retreat but want to create a softer environment footprint, Michelle Kodis has gathered twenty-two examples of mountain retreats that push the envelope of cabin architecture and lead the way for the cabin of the future. Architects are creating structures that showcase inspiring and innovative construction methods and materials-including prefab components, environmentally responsible and energy-efficient building techniques, and even "smart" house technology.

Sections include:

Updated Rustic Charm: past meets future

Beyond the Traditional Cabin: fresh architectural solutions

Into the Future: ultra-modern cabins constructed with cutting-edge building methods and materials.

Michelle Kodis has been featured on The Jane Pauley Show as well as in such publications as the Los Angeles Times and Time magazine. She is frequently featured on MSN.com as an expert in homes and architecture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781423600992
Publisher:	Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Publication date:	05/01/2007
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.87(d)
Age Range:	16 Years

About the Author

Michelle Kodis is the author of Blueprint Small: Creative Ways to Live With Less, Blueprint Affordable: How to Build a Beautiful House Without Breaking the Bank, Blueprint Remodel: Tract Home Transformations That Turn Everyday to Extraordinary, Ultimate Backyard: Inspired Ideas for Outdoor Living, and Ultimate Outdoor Kitchens: Inspired Designs and Plans. She lives in the mountains of Colorado.

Read an Excerpt

This alignment of simple details and dividing lines from space to space create a living environment that is very composed. I like to think the house shows the warmer side of modern architecture.

This alignment of simple details and dividing lines from space to space create a living environment that is very composed. I like to think the house shows the warmer side of modern architecture.

Table of Contents

5 Acknowledgments

8 Introduction

14 UPDATED RUSTIC CHARM Cabins with a traditional look and feel but updated for today's lifestyles

16 The Little Cabin That Could

22 At Home in the Meadow

32 Lily Pad Cabin

38 New Life for a Salvaged Building

46 Three Reclaimed Cabins Become One

54 Eco-Friendly Beach Retreat

62 Traditional Outside, Modern Inside

70 BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL CABIN

Buildings that feature contemporary styling and materiality but reflect a familiar cabin vernacular

72 European-Influenced Alpine Dwelling

80 A View to San Francisco

88 Slopeside Mining Vernacular

98 High Design, Low Budget

108 Texas Hill Country Getaway

118 Harnessing the Sun

126 Simple, Functional, Highly Livable

136 INTO THE FUTURE

Modern in every way: new ideas for building and outfitting a cabin retreat

138 Private Sleeping Cabin

146 The Transparent House

154 Black Box

160 Solid as a Rock

170 City Style in the Mountains

180 A River Runs under It

188 High-Tech Lake House

198 "Green" Prefab Cabin

206 Resources