Microdome in the British outback Architecture 16.02.2022 The compact building with fluted facades and panoramic windows has become a refuge from the city noise for a couple of young Londoners. Jake Balston Architect Scott Lewis from the London studio LAMA and his girlfriend Caroline Jenkinson quarantined usefully: in a year and a half they came up with and built with their own hands a small eco-friendly house located on the territory of an operating farm in Dorset. A minimalist hut called The Bide serves as a place for its owners to escape from the city, and is also sometimes rented out — it can accommodate a couple or a small family. Jake Balston Jake Balston The building was designed using the WikiHouse system and assembled by hand from natural wood. The authors used eco-friendly materials such as sheep wool and wood fiber as insulation. The geometric facades of the house are lined with Corrapol bitumen slate of a deep red-brick shade — it reliably protects the structure from moisture. Lewis installed an energy-saving MVHR System ventilation system, a Swedish Separett dry toilet and a Nebia spray shower, which helps save up to 40% of water. Jake Balston Jake Balston The house is located in an idyllic environment of gentle hills, fields and pastures. The minimalist boardwalk terrace allows you to spend time outside in good weather and even take a bath in the fresh air (there is a bathtub on the terrace, the water in which can be heated using a built-in wood-burning stove). In the interior of the hut, everything is thought out to the smallest detail: panoramic windows provide excellent views of the surrounding area, living areas are logically distributed. The sleeping place is located on the mezzanine, under which there is a bathroom and a kitchen unit; opposite it is a view window with a sofa and a compact dining table. There was also a place for a built-in library with carefully selected books, and special mounts on the walls allow you to stretch the screen for a movie projector. Jake Balston Jake Balston Jake Balston Jake Balston Jake Balston Jake Balston Jake Balston Original content from the site