Project posted by Steven Risting
Glass Cabin | an off-grid family retreat
View of the reclaimed prairie. The Glass Cabin features large pieces of reused glass, Western Red Cedar and cork flooring.
The Great Room with views of the reclaimed prairie.
The Great Room center wall features Western Red Cedar siding and a Norwegian wood stove.
The bedrooms are enclosed with the Western Red Cedar structure and siding, featuring reclaimed frosted glass and operable windows.
The Kitchenette is open to the Great Room, featuring a copper countertop, custom wall cabinets with frosted glass doors.
The north front with reclaimed glass and open barn doors.
The south side with reclaimed frosted glass and operable windows.
View of the reclaimed prairie from the west terrace with a trellis shade.
View of the Great Room in the evening.
The Great Room with up lighting.
View of the Glass Cabin from the south woods with the barn doors closed.
The north front with the barns doors closed.
The closed up cabin in the clearing.
The Norwegian wood stove providing seasonal warmth.
Details
Square Feet
1120
Bedrooms
2
Full Baths
1
Smart Home Tech
Blink Home Security
Credits
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Architect
atelierRISTING
Interior Design
atelierRISTING
Steven & Carol Risting
Builder
Photographer
Steven & Carol Risting
From Steven Risting
The Glass Cabin is an off-grid family retreat, designed and built by the architect. Reclaimed glass and a reclaimed prairie on land of a sesquicentennial farm entrusted to the grandchildren was the genesis of the design, located in Northeast Iowa. Nestled in a clearing of the woods near the Wapsipinicon River, the structure is raised on columns above the flood plain providing great views of the native Midwestern prairie. Designed for occasional use, the extension of the front columns creates a man-made edge to the clearing and allows sliding barn doors to close up when not in use. Western Red Cedar is used extensively for the exposed structure, siding and decking. Powered by solar panels and lithium batteries.