Project Description

The Refuge began as a personal vision: two people imagining a future retreat, somewhere quiet and surrounded by nature, where the pace of city life gives way to something slower and more intentional. The concept called for a rustic cabin with a considered modern sensibility - a space that doesn't surrender comfort or functionality in pursuit of rusticity, but instead holds both in careful balance. Timber is the dominant material and the emotional anchor of the project. Wide, largely uninterrupted views into the landscape were non-negotiable - the outside always present, always close. This was a fully conceptual project: the cabin layout, interior design, and landscape were conceived and developed entirely by our studio, from brief to final image.