BABELstudio creates "archetypal" woodland cabin in the Basque Country

Architecture practice BABELstudio has completed Aralar Cottage, a black wooden cabin in the Basque Country with a hinged side that opens the interior to the surrounding forest.
Surrounded by the lush vegetation of Sierra de Aralar, the cabin was designed by BABELstudio for a couple based in Bilbao who enjoy carpentry and hiking.
It has a deliberately simple design, intended to echo the form of an old 20-square-metre tool shed that previously occupied the site.
BABELstudio has completed Aralar Co