Cabin Design

Gully house has a special aspects that the house actually forms a tree. It has small base and bigger top above the ground floor. This aspect makes the house to have more space even there are rough hills around the house. Also, the nature environment around house make it very safe place as a shelter. Furthermore, the aspect of tree form makes extra space for the sunlight.

There is also a additional space in Cabin design which is stretched to the river side so that people in the cabin can actually feel that they are above the river. As there is a hill around the house, there is only a certain amount of land to build the cabin. By using tree form of the design, it can be design without any problem with the size of the land. Also, the hill and nature around the house block the strong major wind so that the cabin can be felt as a shelter. There are big opened windows in the public area and small windows in private area to control the amount of sunlight to come inside.

There is a public area infront of the private area in the exampler house, Gully House. Therefore, it is impossible to see the private area in the outside of the house. Also, the private area is sperated from the public area as it is located in the 2nd floor.

The cabin design also followed the aspects of the exampler house, so that private and the public areas are seperated as well. Also, the vision to the house can only see the public area.

The surroundings of the house reduce the major noise from the outside so that people can have the delightful time in the house. Also, the large opened windows make the natural wind to come through the house. Furthermore, the living area of the house is the only space that is opened for the sunlight to come in so that there are limited sunlight for cooling air effect. By putting white material for interior walls so that the house is still bright with only certain amount of sunlight.

The majority of wind hits the wall first and reflected into the cabin so that people can avoid the strong wind from outside but still enjoy the coolness of the wind. Also, the location of the window in the private area, lets the morning sunlight to come in. Furthermore, the hill totally blocks the major noise form the road and people can enjoy the ambient noise from the river.

The major space of the 2nd floor is above the river which is supported by the minimal posts. This aspects let people in the cabin feel that they are with the nature as the house is above the river and also surrounded by the hill with trees.

There are two large openning areas in the cabin. One is in the 2nd floor where living area is and another one is in the base where dining area is. The ceiling is seen from the kitchen to make the cabin look grander and also for the ventilation as there is open space between 2nd and 1st floors.