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Kudhva Wilderness Cabin in Cornwall
Transportable Shelter in Southern England – design by New British Design
17 Nov 2017
Kudhva Wilderness Cabin
Architects: New British Design
Location: Kudhva, The Prince of Wales Quarry, Trebarwith Strand, Cornwall, England
Kudhva Wilderness Cabin
Photos: George Fielding
New British Design?s latest installation is the occupation of four unique wilderness cabins – or ?Kudhva? – in a disused slate quarry on Britain?s North Cornwall coast. The cabins, design by Ben Huggins are intended to be the ?rst phase of a wider masterplan for the site o?ering the public the chance to experience temporary small scale experimental architecture. Huggins? worked with client and long term collaborator Louise Middleton on the project brief before developing the ?rst four prototype cabins.
?The design had to be a movable structure that was capable of being manufactured off-site and then transported to its intended location as a complete unit. This pre-fabricated temporary structure offered a ?exibility in its approach with off-site manufacture in the controlled conditions of a workshop ensuring a higher quality product compared to that built out in the open.? The word ?Kudhva? come from the Cornish for ?hideout? and was the touchstone for developing the brief for these secluded retreats. The cabins are intended to o?er a unique persp...
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