Blog Cabin Brooklyn
August 2010 - April 2011
New York City
Livable Sculpture
After returning from a cross-continent European bicycle trip I was accustomed to sleeping outside and making quick livable shelters. When my friends offered me a modest lean to structure in there backyard to build up I jumped at the occasion. Over the course of the summer I collected free, salvaged, and low cost materials, gleaned from family, friends, building supply companies, and the streets of New York City.
The Interior of the cabin is 110 sq ft and includes a small living room, bedroom, kitchen area, workspace, seating and storage enough to house two people. The floor was made with end cuts donated from a framing shop, and the shelving from Con-Edison barricades left out on the street. The space is heated with a wood stove that doubles as a cook-top, and fueled by donated scrap wood and scavenged pallets.
Blog Cabin Brooklyn started out of necessity and turned into a response to the New York City housing crisis and it's extremely high rental costs. You can read more about the project at blogcabin brooklyn
