Saunders Arkitektur designs masterful modernist micro-house
Saunders Arkitektur designs masterful modernist micro-house
Norway-based practice Saunders Arkitektur crafts finely detailed prefabricated cabin on the Bergen docks, launching hand-crafted, modernist micro-house
This micro-house by Bergen-based practice Saunders Arkitektur addresses every contemporary obsessions head on. The XS Minihus is a finely detailed cabin designed to be manufactured off-site, shipped in and set up as a self-contained retreat. Temporarily installed on the docks in Bergen, the project encapsulates Todd Saunders’ approach, combining hand-crafted timber and simple finishes with careful spatial planning and striking geometric forms.
The 12 sq m triangular terrace protrudes out of the structure like an arrow. At the same time, the external cladding marries meticulous joints and details with a modernist simplicity. This micro-house is just itching to be dropped into a rural site, preferably som