Budget Breakdown: Inside a $117K Extreme Off-Grid Cabin in the Patagonian Forest
The solar-powered refuge is made from glass, wool, and steel—and it teaches people to “live like animals,” according to designer Felipe Lüer.
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This 430-square-foot cabin in the middle of a dense forest in Chilean Patagonia is, admittedly, pretty out there. Engineer and designer Felipe Lüer says it himself, with a shrug: "It’s not a normal house, and we’re not normal builders."
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Stacey McLachlan
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Stacey McLachlan is an award-winning writer and magazine editor living and working in British Columbia, Canada.