The log cabin in the sky! Architects design rooftop retreat measuring just nine meters square for escaping stress of the city (but be warned, there's no bathroom) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2906518/The-log-cabin-sky-Architects-design-rooftop-retreat-measuring-just-nine-meters-square-escaping-stress-city-warned-s-no-bathroom.html ~ At first glance it looks rather like a glorified garden shed. But this wooden cabin could be the future of city living, according to the Greek architects who designed it. Designers Panos Dragonas and Varvara Christopoulou believe there are fewer places remote enough to build a wilderness hideaway, so have instead proposed a cabin raised above the Athens rooftops. They say it could be perfect for sleeping, meditating and relaxing while staying in the city. As the world becomes increasingly urbanised, and digital mapping extends across deserts and jungles, there can be no more unexplored corners of the globe for a traveller to retreat to, say the pair, who are founders of Dragonas Christopoulou Architects. They say the structure, named Detached and which comprises a small cabin of just nine square metres, allows the contemporary city dweller to escape a taxing daily routine without having to venture into the wilderness. It is elevated above the city's rooftop landscape on four stilts. The cabin has not yet been built, and is only at the design stage. ‘During the 21st century, there are no remote locations,’ said Dragonas and Christopoulou. ‘The planet has been explored and digitally mapped in every latitude and longitude. The media and social networks bring the public sphere in every corner of the world. ‘The indisputable dominance of the urban condition and the exploitation of the countryside, are shifting the quest for new heterotopic structures in the urban area.’

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