NOMAD CABINS 2020
Introducing the Nomad Cabin B U IL D IN G A BE T T ER WAY T O L I V E
The Nomad is a prefabricated, off-grid, deployable cabin designed and built by the team at Out of the Valley. In response to the climate crisis, drastic changes to the workplace and a general sense of suppressed biophilia, we wanted to create the ultimate utilitarian small building to support off-grid living, homesteading, working from home or leisure experiences in nature. Our structures are just as at home perched high up in a Scottish glen as a refuge for tired ramblers as they are sat in a back garden, providing a space from which the owner runs their small business. The Nomad Cabin is a movable structure built on a galvanised chassis with two skids that elevate the building off the ground. The cabins are built at our fabrication facility and transported to each site on a low loader. For difficult sites the cabins are towed into place using a Land Rover and trailer. The size and internal height mean that certain Nomad Cabins fall under the Caravan Act, which helps to alleviate concerns over planning. Where planning is needed our team can help guide you through the process. The Nomad is a robust cabin built using locally sourced timber, natural insulation, modern construction methods and high quality fittings and finishes to create a premium sustainable building that will last. Taking inspiration from the historic, hardy timber farm buildings and mountain huts of central Europe, the Nomad features a low pitch roof to maximise headroom, exaggerated eaves for shade and weather proofing, and big feature windows to bring the outside in. We build the Nomad Cabin so that it may be adapted and reused for generations to come.
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