Koto’s Prefab Cabins Bring Japandi Charm to England’s Wild East
Sensitively situated along the ecotourism destination of Fritton Lake, Koto’s latest cabins provide stylishly appointed accommodations.
Sensitively situated along the ecotourism destination of Fritton Lake, Koto’s latest cabins provide stylishly appointed accommodations.
Amid lush forests and rolling fields, Koto has delivered the first of a new batch of prefab cabins to Fritton Lake, a private holiday club in the heart of a 1,000-acre rewilding project at England’s Suffolk-Norfolk border.
"We build with the principle that beautiful buildings can correspond with our natural environment," says Johnathon Little, one of Koto’s founding partners. "Fritton Lake is ideal not only for its two-mile lake in a woodland setting, but its pioneering, 1,000-acre eco-restoration project. By allowing its land to self-manage, it’s working toward a positive life-changing impact on our environment."
Koto combines design influences from Scandinavia and Japan to create minimalist and modern cabins that complement the landscape.
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Prefabricated off-site, the modular Koto cabins can be installed in as little as two hours.
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The Somerleytons, who own Fritton Lake, set aside a fifth of their estate for the rewilding initiative: Native flora and fauna are being reintroduced, and the original ecosystem, which had been compromised as farmland, is being restored. The private holiday club contributes directly to the family’s conservation work and was developed to help members reconnect with nature.
To complement Fritton Lake’s rich landscapes and sensitive ecosystems, Koto developed two different cabin types: the woodland Ki cabins, which provide lake views, and the Miru cabins, which turn to face wildflower-filled meadows.
The Ki cabins, which are named after the Japanese word for "tree," are nestled among oak trees around the two-mile lake on the estate’s Hill Wood plots.
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