A barrel-vault topped with corrugated steel forms the dramatic pine living space within this summer cabin near the town of Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark.
Designed by Copenhagen studio Valbæk Brørup Architects the cabin, called Vibo Tværveh and reminiscent of an agricultural structure, is 200 metres from the coast and surrounded by forest.

"We wanted to create a house with a form that is connected to the existing rural building tradition," Stefan Valbæk, partner at Valbæk Brørup told Dezeen.
"As a reference to the more industrial agricultural buildings of Danish farms."

The majority of the home's single storey has been given over to this vast, pine-clad living, dining and kitchen space, which can spill out on to a small area of decking via a sliding door. Bench-like seating, a wood burning stove and kitchen counters loosely divide this space, defined by eight large steel supports that run along the structure's length.

At the southern end of the cabin, a full-height window looks out into the forest. To the north are three bedrooms and a bathroom.
The master bedroom is at the far northern end of the house, benefitting from a full-height window to the outside, a window looking back towards living space and its own small mezzanine level.

Two bedrooms occupy a wooden box within the central space that can be climbed on via a ladder, doubling as a more secluded study or play space and as a vantage point for overlooking the living area.

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