MOUNTAIN CABIN
Wares Valley, Tennessee

The mountain retreat is sited on a wooded piece of land in the heart of the Smokie Mountains in East Tennessee. The wood framing and siding of the cabin were cut entirely from seven pine trees which were cleared from the site to make room for the house. The house was designed as a one room building but employs a thickened wall to conceal the bathroom. A second surface which is manipulated like a ribbon defines other functional areas of the house, such as the kitchen dining and bedroom, while maintaining the openness of a single room. The cabin’s simple geometry, the board and batten siding and the 5-V galvanized roofing recall the vernacular language of the barns and outbuildings of the surrounding farms.