Design collective Framestudio has restored a 1960s cabin originally built by American architect Joseph Esherick as a model for low-cost holiday housing.
The Sea Ranch Cabin is one of a series of Demonstration Homes designed by Esherick, who practised in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The cabin is surrounded by redwood trees in the planned community known as Sea Ranch, in California's Sonoma County. The area is a popular vacation destination and characterised by its simple, wooden retreats.
Spanning 684 square feet (63 square metres), The Sea Ranch Cabin has a small footprint split across various levels that create an interconnected space within.

The building was updated by local collective Framestudio, which is made up of a team of architects and designers, and also has an office in Oakland. The renovation entailed the addition of more storage and sleeping areas inside, while retaining the character of the wood exterior.
Sea Ranch Cabin was originally built by Esherick in 1968, as a prototype for cheap but comfortable weekend retreats in the area.

The 10-mile (16-kilometre) stretch of California coastline where the Sea Ranch community is located was designated as a residential development in 1963, when developer Oceanic California Inc enlisted a group of architects including Esherick, Charles Moore, William Turnbull Jr and Donlyn Lyndon to built getaways.
Designed in the modernist tradition, many of the houses drew influences from the local agricultural buildings, and w...