These Self-Sufficient Island Cabins in Finland Have All the Comforts of Home
Designed for both work and play, this peaceful escape includes a traditional Finnish sauna and a workshop.
Aleksi Hautamäki, a spatial designer and the founder of Bond Creative Agency, and Milla Selkimäki, a graphic designer with 358, designed a set of cabins on the Finnish archipelago to serve as a retreat for themselves and their son. The dreamy property is perched on a five-acre island located along the edge of southwest Finland’s Archipelago National Park. Although it feels like it’s worlds away, the retreat—dubbed Project Ö as a nod to the the Swedish word for "island"—is an easy 20-minute boat ride from the nearest harbor.
The designers’ compound is located on a 5-acre island off the coast of Finland.
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The two cabins are surrounded by 15,000 square feet of Thermowood pine decking.
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"The buildings pay tribute to the traditional Finnish archipelago aesthetics, with gabled roofs, long eaves, extended gutters, and vertical cladding," says Aleksi. "The cabins are long and narrow, which allows for large window surfaces with varying views, as well as possibilities for very different types of functions at the opposite ends of the building; for example, sundowner drinks with friends at one end, while the kids are sleeping in the other."
The expansive pine decks root the two cabins into their rocky surroundings.
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