This pre-fabricated building, set up for the first time at a romantic lake near Copenhagen as a weekend escape or secret getaway, is all of a piece – literally.
The industrially pre-assembled building was developed by the Danish design company Vipp. Chief designer Morten Bo Jensen describes the Vipp Shelter as a tool made to accomplish something – in this case an escape to nature. “We didn’t want to make a house or a mobile home. Vipp is rooted in the manufacture of industrial objects, so the term “shelter” is a typology that allows us to define this hybrid as a spacious, functional and livable object”.
Whatever the case, the minimalist 55-square-metre steel structure fulfils basic living needs at a very high standard, and is provided throughout with Vipp fixtures and furnishings. From the bathroom through the cutlery to the bed linen, everything reflects the design firm’s DNA.
SHELTER FACTS
The simple steel grid structurally supports the two level space, where only the bathroom and bed loft is shielded from the main living space comprising a kitchen and relaxing area.4 sleeping guests can stay in the shelter at the same time: 1 main bed for 2 persons in the bed loft, and 2 additional persons on the day bed on the lower level.
25 tons / 50,000 pounds
DIMENSIONS IN M (H/L/D):
3 (5m with upper level) /11.5 / 5.2
DIMENSIONS IN FEET (H/L/D):
9.8 (16.4) / 37.7 / 17
LIVING SPACE: 55m2 / 592 ft2.
- Family/living room 40 m2 / 430ft2
- Hall 3m2 / 32ft2,
- Bathroom 6m2 / 64.5ft2
- Bed loft 6m2 / 64.5ft2
BASEMENT:
12-point foundation
HEATING:
Fireplace (Spartherm, Various 2L-100h-4S), corner glass.
Electric heating integrated into magnesite floor.
VENTILATION:
mechanical ventilation
DRAINAGE:
case by case
ELECTRIC:
Schneider sockets, 1 socket / per 3 m2 /32 ft2
WATER:
120 liter / 40 gallon hot water tank
INSULATION:
250mm / 9.8 inch glass wool acc. building usually meant for vacation homes.
Protan folio mounted underneath the metal facade / roof.
on 03/12/2015
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