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The Four Winds

… is a four-in-one-room lodge which will accommodate eighteen
guests! Four convertible living-sleeping areas border
its sunken living room.

THE fourth cabin by Egil Hermanovski is the largest and best
suited to construction on level ground. Its breezy design and
spacious four-in-one capabilities nicely carry out the theme its
name implies.

Whether you are planning to use The Four Winds as a summer
cabin, or a hunting and skiing lodge, its sleeping capacity is
one of the most important factors to be considered. The more
persons a cabin can accommodate the better it is.
The Four Winds in this respect is the most desirable of the
four designs. The absolutely flexible layout provides one large
living room during the day, a few folding doors converting this
open space into five bedrooms at night. It will sleep ten people
with regular beds or couches, eighteen if double bunks are used
in the corners. These could have hinged folding backrests which
at night can be lifted and secured in a horizontal position, an
improvement on the old style.

The kitchen is centrally located with long, continuous counters
and cabinets. The recessed living and fireplace area has the
effect of an amphitheatre, with seats (pillows) on the higher
floor, and a three-way fireplace with a copper hood in the
center of the room.

Design by Hermanovski Here is a novel winter and summer
cabin based on a simple lean-to design and embellished with
a lovely balcony, huge stone chimney and a wall of glass.

Now Mr. Hermanovski still another hill (see The Eagle’s
Nest and The Hermitage) and he creates sheer fantasy! At
least, the roof of The Gypsy is the sheerest we’ve ever
seen. To say nothing of the wall of windows. In fact, we
suggest decorative drapes or blinds for occasional privacy.
The concrete work for the cabin can be cut to a minimum by
using piers instead of the solid foundation wall
illustrated, leaving it solid only toward
the hill for protection.

Another variation would be to build The Gypsy as a
combination boat-house cabin. One important alteration, in
this case, would be the
elimination of the lower-level barbecue pit, which
construction would then be utilized as the founda-

tion for the upper fireplace. (See the section on
Boathouses and Docks for other suggestions.) As originally
designed, however, The Gypsy is unusual enough without
further innovations. It is, without doubt, a sunbather’s
paradise.

The cabin consists of three main parts: a one-piece roof
slab, one floor slab (extended as a balcony) and the front
wall with a huge chimney for the fireplace on the main
floor and barbecue on the lower level. At the front of the
house, and on this lower level, an attractive outdoor
terrace harmonizes with the modern lines of The Gypsy.
Two decorative stairs connect the ends of

the balcony with the walls and terraces. The balcony leads
to two entrance doors: one to the kitchen and one to the
living room. You’ll notice that the balcony is eminently
functional since it is wide enough for sunbathing, sleeping
or even dining. Meals may be served either on the balcony
or indoors with ease because of the convenient location of
the kitchen at one end of the living room. The balcony may
be constructed as a regular five-ply built-up roof with a
gravel finish or with wood grilles over the last coat (the
mineral surface) of the five plys of the roofing felt. The
front wall is designed to provide an abundance of light,
sun and view.
Pictures are the last few pages in this post.