This wedge-shaped holiday cabin by Estonian architecture office B210 is raised above its boggy site on stilts and features steps that climb over the building to reach a rooftop terrace.
B210, which is based in Tallinn, designed the Maidla Nature Villa for a site on the estate of a former manor house in Rapla county.
Maidla Nature Villa sits in Estonian bogland
The owners of the Maidla Nature Resort wanted to provide visitors with a unique accommodation experience that immerses them in nature and makes the most of this remote and unusual site.
Described by its owners as a "micro-hotel" situated in an untouched bog landscape, the single-room dwelling is raised up on stilts above the high-water level.
The dwelling is raised up on stilts. Photo is by Priidu Saart The cabin provides accommodation for one person or a couple in its single room, with terraces around and on top of the building offering plenty of usable outdoor space.
"The entire house is covered with terraces," explained the architects. "A lower morning terrace, gigantic steps leading to the roof and the night terrace at the height of the treetops, for enjoying the sunset, stargazing and birdwatching."
It is designed to immerse visitors in nature
A boardwalk that extends across the swamp leads to a deck in front of the building, which is hidden from view amongst birch trees and the surrounding shrubbery. The setting was also carefully chosen to limit the building's impact on the existin...