A cabin where you can quarantine yourself

A team of students and researchers from Barcelona’s Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia have designed and built a cabin for self-isolation, using wood harvested from within one kilometre of its site.

The project was developed as part of the Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities (MAEBB) programme, which promotes a hands-on approach to ecological architectural design.

The 12-square-metre structure was designed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic as a space where a single occupant can self-isolate for up to 14 days. The project team, led by course directors Daniel Ibáñez and Vicente Guallart, designed and built the Voxel during the MAEBB 2019-2020 master’s degree. This meant working under Covid-19 restrictions throughout the project’s duration.

The cabin was built in just five months using timber harvested no further than one kilometre from the construction site. This “zero kilometre” approach prompted a thorough exploration of how to optimise locally available materials. It features a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure made from Aleppo Pine that was milled, dried, processed and pressed on site at the Valldaura campus workshops.

The Voxel also contains a toilet and a kitchenette with a sink. A self-contained biogas system treats waste from the toilet to generate fuel for cooking and heating, as well as producing sanitary fertiliser.

Three solar panels on the roof charge a battery that provides power for lighting and the devices used by the cabin’s lone occupant.

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