OFF GRID HOUSE ON WHEELS

View into contemporary, white clad cabin interior with timber walkway .

House on Wheels, a bespoke white cabin nestles between the trees on a Cretan olive grove . Designed and built by Echo Scotland

This tiny white cabin is filled with daylight . Its main door and patio doors all open revealing the interior, sits on an elevated timber deck. Designed and built by Echo Scotland

Etched panels clad the exterior walls of the cabin - a site specific design by Echo , Scotland.

The side wall of the House on Wheels opens onto the decking. Cabin and all fixtures designed and built by Echo Scotland

This hand built,minimal kitchen is designed and built by Echo, Scotland for small scale living. It floats in front of the floor to ceiling window in the House on Wheels with the view of the Libyan sea beyond

The frameless rooflight sits above the reading corner below . House on Wheels cabin was designed and built by Echo, Scotland

The House on Wheels timber lined space has a tiled fireplace and wood burner, open shelving and patio doors. Cabin and al fixtures designed and built by Echo, Scotland.

Bedside table with reading light in House on Wheels bedroom . Cabin and all fixtures designed and built by Echo, Scotland.

"Like a receptacle for golden sunlight, this lovely little modern off grid house seems at home amongst the wizened trees and strong sea breezes. Its the kind of TreeHugger-friendly design that reconnects you back to nature, without being pretentious or overdone... "

Kimberley Mok, Treehugger

The most southerly member of our collection was commissioned by a yoga teacher from Glasgow for her site in southern Crete. We created a solution that protects the integrity of the tiny site and preserves its ancient trees.

The bespoke cabin was designed to be shipped to the remote site on a single lorry, and was installed under the shade of three ancient olive trees. It opens up to reveal a beautiful light filled, spruce lined living space, with stunning views out to the Libyan sea.

We are normally preoccupied by keeping heat in for UK sites, but this cabin keeps cool using two large sliding doors and a discreet vent detail that runs the length of the roof is opened and closed using the simple but elegant solution of weighted stones to provide natural cross ventilation.

The off-grid cabin is solar powered and is linked by a timber walkway to an external compost toilet with separate shower room. A small wood burner is installed for winter visits, and sits against a fireplace with reclaimed tiles from a Glasgow tenement. The cabin has a connection to the village’s water supply.

Installed by our team, who put the finishing touches to the interior and exterior on site, the cabin nestles in the olive grove under its dappled shade, its etched cladding echoing the white buildings in the village on the hills above.

House on Wheels featured in Episode 8 of 4HD's Charlie Luxton's 'Homes on the Med -Crete'. Charlie visits the cabin and is shown around its small but 'magical' interior.

Location : Crete

Client : Private

Year: 2014

Gross Internal area : 31m2

Photos : Echo

Status : Built

OFF GRID HOUSE ON WHEELS

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