5 original houses designed to enjoy nature

Baptized with the name of Devon House, it is a house whose revolving roof leaves no one indifferent. This mobility of its roof allows, as it is easy to imagine, to be able to see the English countryside that surrounds it at pleasure.

Its operation is possible thanks to the fact that the cover is in turn a glazed upper floor seated on a circular platform that is activated by simply pressing a button.

In this way, not only can you choose a landscape or enjoy natural light in your different rooms, following the arc of the sun, but it is also designed to provide a series of advantages in terms of energy consumption, helping to spend less heating or air-conditioning.

The project “The 72 Hour Cabin” is an experimental initiative carried out by researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, which aims to find out if living in a natural environment is healthy for body and mind.

To carry it out, some wooden and glass houses have been built like the ones shown in the following image. It is a project created, on the other hand, to spread the Swedish lifestyle, traditionally closely linked to being in contact with nature.

The study is still in the fieldwork phase, involving people with stressful professions who have paid to spend three days in these little houses, located by a lake, on an island in Sweden. Their experiences, finally, are monitored by the researchers, and from them they will draw the pertinent conclusions.

Beyond the research framework in which this project has been developed , the truth is that they are ideal houses to spend time in the middle of nature in order to detoxify from the madding crowd.

This mini house is a curious amphibian-type construction, designed for nomadic spirits, which can be both on land and floating. In addition, it has been built seeking its adaptation to extreme weather conditions, providing the opportunity to live in remote places permanently or temporarily.

It is called “DD16”, and it is a prefabricated house by the Russian firm Bio Architects and in the photos we can see it in a lake near Moscow, where it can be tested to demonstrate its adaptability to the coldest winters.

Specifically, it is designed to save energy. Both for its insulating materials and its small size and for obtaining electricity through solar panels.

If it is located next to or on a lake or other source from which to obtain water, it is possible to make it drinkable through a system installed for this purpose, in addition to a composting toilet for waste.

This project is a mobile and energy-sustainable home in the shape of a glass dome, ideally for its location in natural surroundings.

Its structure in the shape of a glass dome allows you to enjoy the whole environment, without disturbing the walls, which are nonexistent. An aesthetic reminiscent of astronomical observatories, as well as traditional granaries, as it is located high up.

Designed in Slovenia, it has a structure made of steel, wood and glass that can be easily assembled and disassembled, as well as enlarged or reduced according to different needs. Likewise, it can stand up on uneven terrain.

With dimensions of about 25 square meters and a price starting at 19,900 euros, it has a very bright environment thanks to the walls that are actually glass. Also, energy efficiency is achieved thanks to the heat of the sun and its insulation .

The “Null Stern” is not a house but a very original hotel room, located on top of a mountain. Specifically in Safien, a commune in the canton of Grisons, in the heart of the Swiss Alps.

The “home sweet home” has a beautiful interpretation in this hotel, returning us to our origins, that original home that was nature for humans. Almost like camping in the open air, but substituting the tent for a room without walls and “do it yourself” for the service normally provided by the hotel staff.

Its strong point, the environment, no doubt. Or, if you like, the combination of a high mountain landscape with a comfort that makes us forget how well it is in a house.

Finally, we couldn’t finish this post without mentioning “Sky Lodge”, an equal or more curious option, if possible. It is a hotel integrated in the middle of nature , made up of capsules that seem to be hanging from the sky.

Seeking a minimum environmental impact in the privileged place where they are located, the Sacred Valley of Peru, they are transparent capsules known as Vertical Housing Modules (MVV) in which guests will find a mini home composed of a dining room, a bedroom and a toilet . An initiative not suitable for people with vertigo and, on the other hand, an invitation to dream awake or asleep, always under an immense starry sky.

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