2 gorgeous beach cabins

Having a beach house for most people can be a lifetime dream. No matter the size, it signifies freedom, and a close relation to nature and the sea. Check out these two gorgeous beach cabins, designed with simplicity and high aesthetics in mind. When you live by the sea, you realize how little things you need ; just shelter for the occasional bad weather and a place to sleep when tired.

The first is a fully portable beach hut in a box. The ‘brain child’ of the inventive firm Crosson Clarke Carnachan, this wooden beach hut is literally a crate on wooden runners.  Located on a perfect white sandy beach on New Zealand’s ‘Coromandel Peninsula’, this fascinating structure had to be moveable to comply with environmental protection rules. [1]

As plain as can be, this unassuming structure hides an intriguing interior. The heavy duty timber planking on the exterior is strong and secure but also opens up to reveal a fabulous modern beach home. The inside is spacious, light and very comfortable. This is a no frills approach to architecture which is also exceptionally good looking. The functional, industrial nature of the wooden beach hut has been exploited as an important design feature. All raw materials have been left exposed, the traditional wood stove is attractive but not ornate. The shower and bathroom fitments are straight out of a factory setting. Pure functionality is a thing to be celebrated in this super holiday home. [1]

Nina Tolstrup of Studiomama designed this second modern beach hut for her own family. Just an hour outside London, it sits on a tiny patch of seashore, one in a row of 25 tiny vacation cottages. Small though it may be, the cozy hut was designed to comfortably accommodate her family of four during vacations stays in its 36 m2. The main room faces the beach with a wall of glass opening up the space to the ocean views. A compact kitchen is built into the back wall of the main room. A few steps down from the kitchen are the bathroom, bunk beds for the two children, and the entrance. Lowering that part of the hut and keeping the ceiling low made room for a mezzanine loft above, where the parents sleep. A low wide window in the loft allows the owners to enjoy a sweeping view of the countryside from their bed. [2]

[1] Ref. http://www.minimalisti.com/architecture/06/innovative-wooden-beach-hut.html

[2] Ref. http://smallhousebliss.com/2012/11/01/modern-beach-hut-by-studiomama/