KOTO Cabin by KOTO
Recently completed by KOTO, this minimalist cabin is located in the United Kingdom.
Description
KOTO [ KO-TO ] The traditional Finnish word for ?cosy at home? is made up of the design husband and wife design duo Johnathon Little and Zoe Little. Having spent the past decade in Oslo where Johnathon previously worked for Snohetta, Johnathon and Zoe wanted to acknowledge, not only the enduring minimal aesthetics of Scandinavian design they became attached to but the Nordic lifestyle and the value of a healthy work-life balance.
?We are creating beautiful small buildings that allow people to connect with nature and embrace outdoor living.’ Our ambition has been to create a lifestyle brand that is centred around the Nordic concept Friluftsliv (pronounced free-loofts-liv), an expression that translates to ?open-air living?. Norwegian poet Ibsen described the term as the value of spending time in the remote outdoors for spiritual and mental wellbeing. KOTO are challenging how we think about buildings in the landscape from every angle, from construction to how they are used and the environmental impact at every step along the way. We have created an ?off the shelf? housing solution, that addresses the demands of our changing mindsets towards house buying.
?They are a sculptural interpretation of the small buildings that you see across Europe, from Bothys to Alpine huts and Norwegian Hytte. These small pitched roof buildings are an integral part of the landscape a...
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