Moonlight Cabin Australia
Located on a windswept coast line, Moonlight Cabin is a place to retreat from and engage with the landscape’s. It is a small footprint shelter (60m2) that explores the boundaries of how small is too small says architects JCB. Challenging conventional notions of what is actually necessary in our lives it is designed to be passively environmentally responsive, ultimately reducing energy use and running costs.
Victorian Ash timber linings coated with limed wash create a tranquil contemporary interior that is generous while the simple material palette creates a sustainable and cost effective home.
The built form is fully screened in a rainscreen of Spotted Gum that acts like a ‘gore-tex jacket’ to protect the cabin from the elements. Operable shutters enable cross ventilation and adaptability, open or closed, partially shut down or secured when the occupants leave and reopened when they return. Strong, robust and very handsome!
© Jeremy Weihrauch-Gollings Studio