One of Olson Kunding’s impressive designs, the Delta Shelter, is a minimalist cabin with fully operable metal shutters. This cabin, which is the result of the company’s interest in moving and mechanical details, is a project made of steel, wood, and glass.
Located in a 100-year-old floodplain, the cabin is elevated on stilts, much like a treehouse, to protect it from floods and natural events. The cabin, which consists of three floors in total, has a half-garage and half-storage room on the bottom floor, the middle floor, where the entrance is located, has two bedrooms and a bathroom, while the top floor has living, dining, and cooking areas. The cantilevered steel decks extending from the upper and middle floors provide space for sleeping and entertaining outdoors.
Each exterior wall of the cabin features one half with perforated glass and the other half clad in hot-rolled steel plates. The glass sections of each facade are fitted with 10-foot by 18-foot metal shutters that are manually operated and can be closed when the homeowner is not using them. Constructed of steel, much of the Delta Shelter’s construction, including roof panels, shutters and stairs, is pre-fabricated, reducing site disruption and the amount of waste generated on site.
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