Live Oak Cabin
Senior Architecture Studio
Fall, 2019
Slidell, LA
Based in Louisiana we were challenged to explore themes of celebration and how space can bring groups together in unique ways. This was accomplished through the creation of a tiny cabin. The Live Oak Cabin is influenced by the presence of Live Oak on the site and is designed to mimic the wild feel and entanglement of Spanish Moss on the tree limbs.
The design of the tiny cabins on the site were restricted to 400 sqft and are meant as small dwellings for those attending events. The design of the was heavily pushed by the presence of Live Oak on the site, and the Spanish Moss which hangs from its branches. The outside skin, designed out of Cor-ten was meant to represent the moss and how it droops from branches to hide some of the structure that raises the cabin in the air. The skin of the building is pulled from the structure. This is done so it can play with the outside material of the building and the light that enters through windows, creating a dappled light effect on the inside.
Main view of the cabin from the interior of the camp site.
This section shows the amount of space given in the screened in public porch that can transition the main living space from either entirely conditioned to entirely unconditioned.
The site holds two cabin areas, each which hold five cabins. As the cabins do not hold bathrooms, a public bath house is in the center of the arrangement. This drawing illustrates what one of the areas might look like in order to give everyone a private view out of their bedroom.
Main view of the cabin from the interior of the camp site.