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Hut-on-a-Roof
Around the globe there is a tremendous amount of prime real estate simply not being used for any real purpose whatsoever. Many, if not most, property owners do not realize that if they have a large, flat roof there are some really fun and interesting options for what they can do with this space. In fact, these options can even enhance their lives by giving them not just more space, but a different space than what they currently enjoy. The Hut puts a spotlight on this idea quite nicely.
Hut is a rather clever idea developed by architect Scotty Batty and designer Morag Myerscogh. Myerscough wanted a private space for her kitchen in London and decided that she would build a mini-space right on top of the third floor of her 1890’s home. The end result was the hut.
The Hut is reached by climbing up a simple staircase and while it is only a few feet away from Myerscough’s existing home it feels literally like she is at a retreat home every time she uses it. Due to the fact that the Hut has such a different design aesthetic, the Hut has become something of an escape.
Myerscough notes that the Hut gives her different light than in her 1890s home as well as a different feel. Much of this “different light” comes from the fact that the Hut has a large skylight and doors that can be opened to create a very free and flowing space. The design of the Hut is such that it creates a great deal of quite and even privacy as the addition is not visible from street level.
The Hut is constructed entirely out of timber with an eye toward sustainability. Solar panels also provide for much of the Hut’s power in keeping with this sustainable and green theme.
Part of the Hut’s considerable charm is that the design showcases how much existing space is currently not being properly utilized all over the world. No doubt it is rather sad that there is so much great rooftop space not being enjoyed in some fashion or another and the Hut, with its fresh design, truly underscores this fact.
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Around the globe there is a tremendous amount of prime real estate simply not being used for any real purpose whatsoever. Many, if not most, property owners do not realize that if they have a large, flat roof there are some really fun and interesting options for what they can do with this space. In fact, these options can even enhance their lives by giving them not just more space, but a different space than what they currently enjoy. The Hut puts a spotlight on this idea quite nicely.
Hut is a rather clever idea developed by architect Scotty Batty and designer Morag Myerscogh. Myerscough wanted a private space for her kitchen in London and decided that she would build a mini-space right on top of the third floor of her 1890’s home. The end result was the hut.
The Hut is reached by climbing up a simple staircase and while it is only a few feet away from Myerscough’s existing home it feels literally like she is at a retreat home every time she uses it. Due to the fact that the Hut has such a different design aesthetic, the Hut has become something of an escape.
Myerscough notes that the Hut gives her different light than in her 1890s home as well as a different feel. Much of this “different light” comes from the fact that the Hut has a large skylight and doors that can be opened to create a very free and flowing space. The design of the Hut is such that it creates a great deal of quite and even privacy as the addition is not visible from street level.
The Hut is constructed entirely out of timber with an eye toward sustainability. Solar panels also provide for much of the Hut’s power in keeping with this sustainable and green theme.
Part of the Hut’s considerable charm is that the design showcases how much existing space is currently not being properly utilized all over the world. No doubt it is rather sad that there is so much great rooftop space not being enjoyed in some fashion or another and the Hut, with its fresh design, truly underscores this fact.
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“Around the globe there is a tremendous amount of prime real estate simply not being used for any real purpose whatsoever.”
But isn’t giving your neighbors a view of the horizon/skyline a purpose? If everyone built huts on their roofs, then you’d have to build yours one higher to get the “escape” feeling, and there is the beginning of skyscrapers. “It creates a great deal of quite [sic; assume they mean 'quiet'] and even privacy…” only because she’s the first/only one to do it.
Something about this concept seems a tad elitist to me.
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