WINNER OF A 2016 CANADIAN ARCHITECT AWARD OF MERIT
Designed for use in remote locations, the modular shelters are prefabricated and erected with minimal site disruption and no need for heavy machinery.
The Backcountry Hut takes IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad?s ideal of affordable, well-designed products ?for the many people? into the realm of lodging. Created for outdoor enthusiasts, the modular hut is designed as a flat-packed kit of parts that are easily assembled into an affordable recreation structure.
Packed onto pallets, the hut?s components can be shipped by air or off-road vehicles to remote sites. Minimal site work is needed: sonotube footings sit in hand-dug holes. Volunteers can erect the engineered wood post-and-beam frame by hand, and then, using a winch and pulley system, hoist prefabricated infill panels into place. The flat-packed design allows the house components to be transported by air or by off-road vehicles.
The basic 10-foot-wide module encloses 191 square feet and sleeps up to four people; additional modules can be connected to accommodate more people. Optional inserts include a propane tank, composting toilet, and a solar power storage unit. The design encourages passive cooling, and includes photovoltaic panels to be installed on the sloped roof at mid-latitudes, or on a vertical façade at high and low latitudes.
A range of interior fit-out options and exterior finishes is available. This includes the possibility of furnishing the prefabricated shell...