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Photo courtesy of Cabin Anna

Photo courtesy of Cabin Anna

Cabin ANNA began in 2016 as a way for Caspar Schols and his family to cope with a personal tragedy. At his mother’s request, he built a refuge on her rural forested property where the family “would feel connected and feel one,” says Schols. “I started dreaming of how we could be surrounded by life instead of shielded from it.” In ten months, the once physicist completed the Garden House: a prototype of what would, to his own surprise, turn into a much larger project oriented toward a deeper connection with the planet.

The three-bedroom Iniö model from Pluspuu features floor-to-ceiling windows, a loft-like interior, a wraparound deck, and a gable outline reminiscent of a traditional log cabin.

Sleeping Cabin sitting room.

Sleeping Cabin guest bedroom.

Sleeping Cabin entry hall.

Long Cabin kitchen.

Sleeping Cabin rain chain and rain garden.

Long Cabin Kitchen.

Sleeping Cabin arrival.

Long Cabin dining and living rooms.

Long Cabin entry storage.

Entry drive to the new Sleeping Cabin and remodeled Long Cabin.

Sleeping Cabin from southeast lawn and existing storage shed beyond.

Sleeping Cabin at sunset.

“We did our best to tuck the buildings into the site—the goal was to get up high on a perch. It was a matter of setting that elevation and working back down with the topography.”—Riley Pratt, architectural designer

This dreamy, glass bedroom by the lake was created as an early prototype for the prefabricated greenhouse/she kits known as the Kekkilä Green Sheds.