Come winter time, many people find themselves wishing to retreat to a small and isolated cottage, which these eco cabins allow you to do while also keeping your carbon footprint in check. These small and sustainable shelters offer inspiration for cold weather get-aways as well as environmentally conscious architecture. Micro-housing is one solution to urbanization and growing population rates, and these eco cabins fit the bill.
Startup Getaway designed portable micro cabins to enable city dwellers to get out into the country and embrace a minimalist lifestyle. Similarly, explosive eco-friendly hotels like the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge give the public a chance to enjoy nature and engage in a less bustling form of tourism.
Other eco cabins are private residences but excellent examples of sustainable design. Compact eco residences like the Collaborative Tiny House Project are also part of educational programs.
25 Extra-Ordinary Eco Cabins
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Whimsical Fairytale Cabins
This Distorted Cabin is Reminiscent of Classic Storybook Homes
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Individual Community Cabins
The Micro Cluster Cottages are Separated Rooms Linked in Space
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Tiny Off-Grid Cabins
This Secluded Cabin Comes Equipped with Everything You Need to Get Away
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House-Bus Cabins
This Couple Created a Vacation Home by Refurbishing a School Bus
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Nature Embedded Architecutre
The Nahahum Balance Associates Architects Home is Set in Nature
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Abstract Eco-Friendly Homes
This Vacation Home is Integrated into a Protected Nature Reserve
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Refurbished Barn Homes
This Rustic Cottage Was Built Using Materials Recycled from an Old Barn
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Sustainable Outdoor Shelters
This Cabin is Made from Local Materials and Green Technology
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Sustainable Cabin Residences
Lang Architecture's Hudson Woods Home is Eco-Friendly and Elegant
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Elegant Off-Grid Shelters
Thoreau's Cabin is Designed to Complement Its Natural Surroundings
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Camouflaged Hunting Cabins
This Miniature Hunting Lodge is Integrated into the Natural Landscape
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Naturally Formed Lodges
The V Lodge Features a Topographic Form
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Sustainable Wooden Studios
This Simple Spanish Cabin Boasts an Eco-Friendly Design
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Charming Country Cabins
The 'Shelters By The Sea' Cabins Offer Safety From the Elements
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Eco Waterfront Homes
The Elliot Bay House Has a Roof That Directs Rainwater into a Garden Pool
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Wavy Eco Cabins
The Wave Eco Cabin's Design is Reminiscent Of An Ocean Wave Break
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Efficiently Compact Cabins
This Cozy One-Bedroom Cabin Features Foldable Storage Solutions
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Crooked Eco Abodes
The Huba Shelter Has No Right Angles, Yet it's Spot-On Amazing
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Serene Bird's Nest Hotels
This German Robin's Nest Hotel is Suspended in the Trees and Wi-Fi-Free
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Eco Travel Cabins
Bolivia's 'Ecolodge Del Lago' Offers Sustainable Travel Lodging
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Moss Hut Hotels
The Kolarbyn Eco-lodge in Sweden is Based on Shelters from Centuries Ago
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Portable Micro Cabins
Getaway Helps Bostonians with Living Tiny and Recharging Away from the City
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Explosive Eco-Friendly Hotels
The Ngorongoro Crater Lodge is Located in a Volcano
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Mountain Top Eco Huts
The Stunning, Self-Sustaining Studio Monte Rosa in Switzerland
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Compact Eco Residences
The 'Collaborative Tiny House Project' Teaches Students How to Build a Home
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