Koto Just Unveiled a New Backyard Prefab Cabin for $75K
In collaboration with Garden Club London, Koto has created a carbon-neutral retreat that syncs with its garden setting.
In collaboration with Garden Club London, Koto has created a carbon-neutral retreat that syncs with a garden setting.
Call it natural selection, but when landscape design firm Garden Club London was invited to participate in the 2022 Chelsea Flower Show, a prestigious outdoor gala in London’s Chelsea neighborhood, its team called on Koto.
"Garden Club, and particularly [managing director] Tony Woods, was looking for a partner that could deliver a truly sustainable and sculptural element to their plans," says Zoë Little, cofounder of Koto, a prefab design company from the UK that creates geometric black cabins.
The carbon-neutral cabin stands at roughly 140 square feet, and features a charred timber exterior and a minimalist interior.
Courtesy of Koto
Little and her associates implemented their usual timber and glass to craft an entirely carbon-neutral hideaway in their striking "Japandi" style. The black exterior cladding is shou sugi ban, the Japanese wood-charring process that makes the envelope resistant to weather, fire, and pests. Inside, the roughly 140-square-foot interior is finished in a lighter wood reminiscent of Scandinavian design. Furniture curated by Menu provides a place to relax next to a Morsø wood-burning fireplace.
Courtesy of Koto
Courtesy of Koto
See the full story on Dwell.com: Koto Just Unveiled a New Backyard Prefab Cabin for $75K
