La Cabane | Octave Petit

“La Cabane” is a 10m2 urban habitat for one person.

Its dimensions are 3,5m x 2,6m x 2,3m.

It contains:

-1 bed (120x200cm)

-1 wardrobe (70x60cm)

-1 worktop (280x60cm)

-1 shelf (40x200cm)

-Additional closets under and over the bed

-1 night tablet

-1 shower (80x200cm)

-1 folding sink

-1 WC

-1 closet for dirty clothes

-1 closet for bathroom items

-1 mirror (80x230cm)

-1 bin

-1 kettle

-1 doormat

-1 turntable

Walls and roof are built as wooden frames assembled on site by 2 workers.

The whole envelope rests over the remains of an old water storage unit built on top of the roof of a building in Barcelona’s city center.  

3 openings bring light and ventilation to the cabin: the main door, the window next to the bed and the bathroom’s skylight.

Mirrors reflect these openings. They broaden the perspectives, erase the limits of the box. .

The plywood panels create furniture and organize the strips of the interior space of the cabin.

A translucent curtain allows to expand the bathroom-shower, temporarily borrowing some space from the central corridor.

Light and views are regulated by rolling screens inside and by sliding doors and blinds outside.