# @dwellmagazine on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DL8WgMVxvT8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33973820-dwellmagazine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-10T21:51:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dwell (@dwellmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/dwellmagazine

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When designer Daria Sheina was presenting concepts for Sean and Chadd’s home away from home, she barely paused on a half-finished sketch of two playfully stacked and rotated cuboid volumes. It wasn’t developed enough, she thought. “But we were like, wait, wait, wait, what was that one?” says Chadd with a laugh. Sheina’s throwaway doodle ultimately set the direction for Sean and Chadd’s cabin on the island they had both known and loved for decades: an under-the-radar destination that’s only accessible by passenger ferry or private boat. “It was the most playful of the images,” Sean explains. “It had this stacked appearance, like a built structure up in a tree.” The remote location made prefabrication essential for the 1,063-square-foot design. “If it wasn’t prefab, that beautiful idea wouldn’t be possible,” Sheina explains. After spending months on virtual models to ensure every component was properly sized, all the pieces of the off-the-grid cabin were fabricated by bcpassivehouse and delivered by helicopter to the highest point on the 10-acre plot. From there, the structure came together in just two days. The cabin is made primarily of mass timber, which eliminated the need for structural steel. Western red cedar clads the exterior, while the open-concept interior is lined with cross-laminated timber panels that celebrate the beauty of the wood. All in, it’s a perfectly bold home for a definitively adventurous location. Take the full tour at the link in bio.
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Design by dariasheina_studio
Photos by latreillephotography
Story by stacey_mclachlan
Structural Engineer equilibrium.consulting.inc
Builder & General Contractor buildwithlincoln
Energy Advisor shape.energy
Windows & Doors innotechwindowsdoors
Wood Siding westcoastwood.co
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