Initially from Latvia, Ilze Upatniece and Gunars Upatnieks have lived in Berlin for ten years. They’ve lengthy harboured a dream to personal a home in Latvia as a spot to return to for holidays with their kids. Â Three years in the past, their dream turned a actuality once they discovered a plot of land close to Saulkrasti on the east coast of the Gulf of Riga. Learn on to seek out out extra concerning the construct and see photos of the fabulous vacation cabin they’ve created!Â
What was the plot of land like earlier than you began?
It was a forest plot which meant we needed to do the whole lot from scratch. The electrical energy was already related however we needed to prepare water and sewage in addition to numerous different issues!Â
What was your imaginative and prescient?Â
Who did you’re employed with for the prefab cabin?
We selected a small, younger, native firm in Latvia to assist us develop the thought of getting three tiny homes related to at least one one other through terrace.Â
What’s the thought for having three totally different homes related?Â
My husband is an orchestral musician, so it was essential for us to have sufficient house for practising his double bass. So, we selected a ‘residing home’, a ‘sleeping home’ and a ‘sauna home’. Regardless of working with a prefab, we made lots of private modifications together with including a triangular window, putting in a second rest room and upgrading to increased high quality supplies.
How lengthy did it take to construct?Â
Altogether it took over a 12 months. I feel evert constructing mission has crucial moments. Ours was no totally different. However wanting again, we will say that we discovered rather a lot, met nice folks alongside the best way and are actually pleased with the outcome!Â
The result’s lovely, it will look equally in place in Scandinavia, would you say there are similarities between Scandinavian and Latvian design?
How massive is the cabin, and may you inform us concerning the format?Â
Our ‘residing home’ is about 25 m2. It has a well-equipped kitchen with all fashionable convinces. Within the rest room we now have walk-in bathe, washer, washer and a water filtration system. Moreover, we now have a front room space with floor-to-ceiling home windows overlooking the backyard and forest. There’s additionally a sleep loft one charge kitchen.Â
Our ‘sleeping home’ is 15 m2 and has a mattress, wardrobe and visitor WC with washbasin in addition to a second sleep loft.Â
Our Finnish sauna with a woodburning range is about 12 m2.Â
Are you able to inform us concerning the inside design and the inspiration behind it?Â
We wished to maintain the design easy and useful. A lot of the furnishings is customized made out of strong wooden and was made by regional carpenters. Since we generally spend as a lot as 6 weeks at a time on the cabin and prefer to cook dinner along with household and buddies, a well-equipped kitchen was essential.Â
Are you able to inform us extra concerning the backyard?
Since our plot is 2300 m2 and we love to do out of doors sports activities collectively, my husband stated ‘let’s construct a seaside volleyball courtroom’! So we did! We additionally added a basketball courtroom and scorching tub. Then the small terrace grew to 170m2 and our backyard was made! We planted hedges and foliage in addition to many grasses that prefer to develop in forested coastal areas. We additionally plan to develop fruit and greens.Â
What are you most pleased with?Â
Though constructing the cabin turned a bit too difficult at occasions, w are tremendous pleased with how the whole lot turned out, it is our little paradise! We love the secluded seaside and watching deer roaming the backyard. We additionally love our summer season evenings on the terrace, enjoying video games collectively and cooking. For us, it is the chance to decelerate from our fast-paced life within the metropolis and revel in moments collectively as a household in a aware means. We hope that by way of our holidays at Cabin JÅ«rada, our kids can even name Latvia house.
What a stunning mission – and such a phenomenal outcome too! Id’ fortunately wile away my summer season right here, how about you?Â
Pleased mid week buddies – half means there!Â
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