Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever

Edited by Gestalten and Stefan Amato, this is a survey of contemporary remote retreats — the cabins, shelters and small architectural projects working in tight footprints to make the most of difficult sites. The book moves between woodland, lakeside and exposed mountain settings, gathering work that treats the cabin as a serious architectural problem rather than a lifestyle accessory.

For readers interested in small-house architecture and the longer cultural argument about retreat and the city, it reads alongside Gestalten's other architectural surveys and gets better on a second pass. Hardcover, 288 pages. Published 2021.