This stunning cabin was designed by architect Miller Kendrick. Known as Arthur’s Cave, the charming dwelling was the winning entry for a ‘pop-up hotel’ cabin located at Castell y Bere in Wales.
The design takes its inspiration from the ancient landscape of Wales but utilises modern construction techniques.
Wherever possible the project has sought to use locally sourced materials. The sheep’s wool insulation is from Ty-Mwar. The green larch cladding is from Esgair Forest who’s saw mill is adjacent to the site in neighbouring village of Machynlleth.
The structure is a combination of CNC-cut birch plywood ribs and sheathing panels, which act together to form a composite structure. The structural ribs are comprised of either three or five individual sections of plywood, tightly fitted together using ‘jigsaw’ joints with a high degree of tolerance.
As a single internal material, the plywood provides both structure, finish, fixtures and fittings – including a plywood sink and bath. The faceted envelope is clad in locally sourced Welsh larch boards stained black, with sheep’s wool insulation part filling the cavity.
The cabin is heated via a small log burner, has hot and cold water, LED lighting powered via photovoltaics and a self composting WC.
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