The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience

Elsewhere, an Austin-area vacation rental company, commissioned architect Sean O’Neill to design their first cabin. The goal was to create a compact living space with everything one would need for a weekend of focus and fresh air.

Elsewhere Cabin 17 - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience PinThe atmosphere the architect aimed to recreate was that of a Texas porch. It’s a serene feeling of sitting outside in the heat, the breeze, and the rain under the shade of a roof.

Elsewhere Cabin 1 - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience PinA 10′ folding glass wall allows the entire living space to become a porch.

Elsewhere Cabin 14 - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience PinIt was important the cabins be functional off-grid. This would give guests a greater sense of detachment and allow periodic relocation. To this end, the architect designed the cabin on a trailer base with on-board utilities. Solar panels provide power for lighting, hot water, and wifi.

Elsewhere Cabin 15 - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience PinOn the inside, the architect avoided filling the miniature space with normal-sized house furnishings. Instead, he outfitted it with integrated, compact, multi-purpose components.

Elsewhere Cabin A 007 - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience PinA singular surface transitions from desk to sofa to kitchen counter.

elsewhere cabin - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience PinA desk with a view.

Elsewhere Cabin A 038 - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience PinThe living space and kitchen counter surface continues into the bathroom.

Elsewhere Cabin A 009 - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience Pin Elsewhere Cabin A 008 - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience PinThe cabin boasts a simple but functional kitchen

Elsewhere Cabin A 012 - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience Pin Elsewhere Cabin A 003 1 - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience Pin A frosted glass panel provides a faint view of the continued surface on the other side.

bedroom - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience PinThe lofted bedroom features a small window

bath - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience PinThe bathroom has a waterless toilet and a shower and sink fed by an on-board water tank.

Elsewhere Cabin A 016 - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience PinThe bathroom sink

Elsewhere Cabin A 030 - The Elsewhere Cabin Offers Visitors a Serene Off-Grid Experience PinIf you’re in need of an off-grid getaway you can rent the minimalistic cabin on Airbnb.