Home Camping

More campsite and less house this modern camping platform is a perfect place for the Kobayashi family to test their outdoor clothing and gear designs in the real elements. Designed by Shin Ohori of General Design Co., the structure borders between a house and a simple assortment of facilities (like a campsite). Two hours northwest of Tokyo in the Chichibu mountain range this structure blends in beautifully with the wooded landscape. Despite it’s rustic look there are plenty of amenities available here.

One North Face tent sits atop a deck; another caps the main building, which contains a kitchen and dining area. The long, lean Kobayashi complex includes a bathroom and storage room in the structure on the far end. The rooftop tent can be accessed from the interior via a wooden ladder or—for the more athletic—via a series of wall-mounted climbing holds. Trans­lucent fiberglass panel walls form a permeable, fiber-reinforced plastic membrane between indoors and out. Wood is collected and stored under the decks. The main building has roomy open spaces and facilitates the kitchen and dining area. And finaly the ultimate luxury : a hot bath in the clawfoot tub, with the fiberglass door open wide to the woods.

Further reading :

1. http://blenderfamily.blogspot.gr/2011/05/plugged-out-modern-camping.html

2. http://www.thefoxisblack.com/2011/05/04/a-contemporary-japanese-camping-structure-by-shin-ohori/

3. http://www.dwell.com/house-tours/article/platform-living