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Backcountry Hut in Vancouver
British Columbia Prototype Cabin, Canada – design by Leckie Studio
28 Sep 2016
Backcountry Hut
Architect: leckie studio architecture + design
Location: countryside near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Backcountry Hut

The Backcountry Hut Company was founded to assist individuals and organizations in the design and construction of affordable outdoor recreation structures. The four cornerstones of the business are: function; quality; sustainability; and value. The hut prototype was created for the benefit of the outdoor enthusiast, outdoor clubs, alpine associations, and backcountry lodge operators. Inspired by the idea of IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad of providing affordable well-designed products ?for the many people?, The Backcountry Hut Company provides a turnkey solution to housing through the provision of a flat pre-packed assembly system with the following characteristics: Prefabrication – the ?kit of parts? hut system is designed as an engineered wood post-and-beam skeleton that is then infilled with prefabricated panels. A simple nail-on window system is provided.

Easy to Assemble – the whole assembly can be erected by volunteers in the tradition of the community barn-raising process. The prefabricated wall and roof panels are sized to be lifted by hand and hoisted into place using a simple pulley and winch system.

Modular / Scalable – the ba...