WeWilder

MuMA Hut / WeWilder

Curated by Susanna Moreira
CABINS & LODGES, INSTALLATIONS & STRUCTURES • SAT BĂTRÂN, ROMANIA
Architects : WeWilder
Area : 15 m²
Year : 2020
Photographs : Răzvan Dima
Manufacturers : Olin, Susai Servcom, Tukuma
Lead Architects : Miodrag Stoianov
Project Management : Oana Mondoc
Wood Construction : Ioan Moldovan
Design & Build : Krisztina Bokos, Raoul Chiricheș, Florin Gherman, Maria Sgîrcea, Pepe Guerrero, Felix Pantalici, Ioan Bușe
Coordination : Alina Floroi
Sustainability Consultant : WWF
Eco Tourism Integration : WeWilder
City : Sat Bătrân
Country : Romania

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Textual content description offered by the architects. Muma Hut is a “tiny home” constructed by voluntary efforts in an orchard, within the Previous Village of Armenis in Romania, inviting visitors who need to expertise nature each inside and outside the cottage with an audacious window onto the panorama.

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It got here to life by a “design+construct” workshop over a number of weekends between Might and August 2020. Voluntary involvement within the building gave locals elevated confidence in their very own strengths and potentialities. The work dash jogged my memory of the previous days when the group obtained collectively and contributed to the elevating of homes.

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The hut goals to be an instance of form – an “orchard room” and the supplies used, that are bought from the realm to revitalize conventional practices. Wooden was used for the structure/enclosures in addition to shingles, made domestically by the nephew of an previous craftsman. The locals offered meals and transport for the volunteers, giving them a style of traditions.

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The concept was sparked by Danu’s dream, an area ranger who envisioned rebuilding his childhood tree-house and was set in movement when architect Miodrag Stoianov provided his assist to the WWF initiative within the space, the place round 80 bison have been reintroduced to roam freely in nature. Rewilding has been elementary for the event of ecotourism, and Muma Hut has the function of catalyst and instance for the infrastructure needed for the longevity of nature-driven sustainable improvement. Muma Hut can also be a prototype for the WeWilder Village Campus, a set of cottages and a group area within the making, with a job of co-working in nature and nudging a nature sharing financial system.

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MuMA embodies an experimental method of bringing collectively uncommon allies to short-circuit the financial and monetary boundaries that rural areas and society face.