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NIMA LODGE

SAND CABINS

Nima Lodge Sand Cabins: sloping timber-clad walls rising out of the grassland
Photo by: CJ Chandler

The Nima Lodge Sand Cabins were designed to celebrate the rituals of everyday life and the landscape in which they are nested.

Black-and-white view of the forested valley and mountains at the site
The grassy hillside site before construction
Timber stacked on site during construction, with the valley behind
Cabin under construction: a sloping wall rising from the bush
Curved timber tower under construction on the hillside
Curved timber-clad walls under construction with timber stacked in front
Interior under construction with pink-lined walls and timber steps
Cabin in scaffolding during construction
Curved timber tower in scaffolding
Timber-framed interior during construction
Sloping timber walls being clad
Builders cladding a timber wall from the scaffolding
Timber platform under construction in the valley
Interior during construction with a wall of windows facing the mountains
Vertical timber cladding with a narrow window
Insulation rolls inside the timber frame during construction
Finished cabin at dusk: a tall curved timber tower and a rounded volume
Sun setting behind the curved timber volumes
Cabin lit up at dusk with the mountains behind
Shower with a full-height window looking onto the forest
Sloping timber-clad walls in tall grass
Photo by: CJ Chandler
Detail of the vertical timber cladding against the sky
Two curved timber-clad volumes
Photo by: CJ Chandler
Timber-lined bedroom with a raised bed
Timber kitchenette inside a cabin
Curved timber volumes silhouetted against the sun
Row of sloping timber walls in the grassland
Photo by: CJ Chandler
Cabin in a meadow with a path and mountains behind
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Curved timber volumes in a field of yellow flowers, with a dog
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Sloping timber wall on the hillside above the valley
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Narrow timber-lined entrance leading to the kitchenette
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Timber-lined bathroom with a tall window onto the forest
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Cabin interior with the kitchenette and full-height windows
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House & Leisure credits:
Production by LOOKBOOK Studio
Art direction & Styling Storm Ross
Photography by Frances Marais