The Four Winds
In the back of the fireplace, as a visual space divider to hide
the kitchen area, is a counter and bar unit to be used from the
kitchen side as a table and from the living area side as a bar
with high stools.
The bathroom is divided in two through
the use of a sliding door. It can be reached from either side,
without passing through other bedrooms. The closet units can be
built as separate cabinets, the basic construction of the house
providing sufficient roof support on posts and other walls.
For large parties there are two additional dining tables at
each side of the living area, which is divided in three parts
with wrought iron railings during the day while at night the
sliding doors are pulled across to convert the areas into
bedrooms.
The construction of this very practical cabin is just as
practical and economical. The plan consists of one simple
rectangle divided in two by the split roof design. The overhead
windows provide daylight even in the kitchen and halls.
The clear story windows between the two roof slabs are very
important factors also for the orientation of the house, for the
higher part of the roof can always be facing the south, letting
light in each room.
