LA CABANE
“La Cabane” is a 10m2 urban habitat for one person.
Its dimensions are 3,5m x 2,6m x 2,3m.
It contains:
-1 bed (120x200cm)
-1 wardrobe (70x60cm)
-1 worktop (280x60cm)
-1 shelf (40x200cm)
-Additional closets under and over the bed
-1 night tablet
-1 shower (80x200cm)
-1 folding sink
-1 WC
-1 closet for dirty clothes
-1 closet for bathroom items
-1 mirror (80x230cm)
-1 bin
-1 kettle
-1 doormat
-1 turntable
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Walls and roof are built as wooden frames assembled on site by 2 workers.
The whole envelope rests over the remains of an old water storage unit built on top of the roof of a building in Barcelona’s city center.
3 openings bring light and ventilation to the cabin: the main door, the window next to the bed and the bathroom’s skylight.
Mirrors reflect these openings. They broaden the perspectives, erase the limits of the box.
The plywood panels create furniture and organize the strips of the interior space of the cabin.
A translucent curtain allows to expand the bathroom-shower, temporarily borrowing some space from the central corridor.
Light and views are regulated by rolling screens inside and by sliding doors and blinds outside.
