Shipwreck Lodge's wooden cabins evoke ships washed up on Namibia's Skeleton Coast
Namibian studio Nina Maritz Architects was inspired by the hundreds of shipwrecks strewn along the country's Skeleton Coast when designing this group of remote lodges.
Shipwreck Lodge is located near the dry mouth of the Hoarusib River on the stretch of Atlantic coastline called the Skeleton Coast, which runs roughly 300 miles up the western edge of Namibia.
Photo is by Denzel Bezuidenhoudt
Nina Maritz Architects, which is based in the country's capital city, Windhoek, designed the 20-bed luxury lodge for a consortium led by local travel agency Trip Travel.
The lodge is situated among white sand dunes that collide abruptly with the ocean and are home to various animal species, including brown hyenas, desert lions, elephants and giraffe.
Photo is by Denzel Bezuidenhoudt Shipwreck Lodge aims to provide a high level of comfort and service in this remote location. The design of the 10 rooms is influenced by the wrecks of over a thousand ships that have run aground on the treacherous stretch of coast.
"Trying to capture the sense of harshness and desolation that shipwrecked passengers and sailors experienced in earlier times, the timber cabins were designed to evoke broken pieces of ships," the architects explained.
"Despite the references to wooden boats, the forms are abstracted, with only a few broken spars adding a light-hearted touch to signal the shipwreck theme," continued the architects.
Each of the cabins comprises a bedroom housed in a structure i...
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