Forest House
Down a winding gravel road beyond the vineyards of Mendocino County in Northern California, Envelope A+D founder Douglas Burnham was commissioned to create an experimental extended family home that still blended into the thickly forested plot. Â The Forest House comprises a total of nine tent cabins arraigned in four clusters and raised some feet above the forest floor on 4×4 posts. The clusters are built around a concrete paved central plaza.
Each of the three sleeping cabins and the main pavilion are stained matte black to accent the warm plywood interiors. Â They all feature army-green canvas roofs tented over the structures and held in place by a rope lattice. Â The various clusters are joined by raised wooden pathways and each sleeping cabin has its own bathroom accessed across a private deck. Â The living areas can be fully opened to the outside in warm weather and can be closed off and warmed by wood stoves in the winter. Â With its emphasis on the surrounding scenery, the Forest House is a marvel of blending inner & outer spaces in a rustic environment.
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