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Fantastic Prefab Read-Nest is a Tiny Wooden Cube Perfect for Booklovers

10/20/2011
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  • Dorte Mandrup Architects' Read-Nest is a tiny wooden box for reading in nature
    Measuring only 32 square feet, Read-Nest is a modernist wooden cube that offers a tranquil place to escape and indulge in the pleasure of reading. Danish firm <a title="Fabulous Danish Read-Nest is a Tiny Wooden Literacy Paradise" href="http://www.dortemandrup.dk/index.htm" target="_blank">Dorte Mandrup Architects</a> designed this prefab <a title="Fabulous Danish Read-Nest is a Tiny Wooden Literacy Paradise" href="http://inhabitat.com/top-5-tiniest-tiny-houses/" target="_blank">paradise</a> that consists of one door, one window, one skylight, one bed, one table and one shelf. If you can compromise a few extra bedrooms and need a place to get away from your computer screen while being immersed yourself nature, Read-Nest might be the space for you.
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  • Dorte Mandrup Architects' Read-Nest is a tiny wooden box for reading in nature
    Read-Nest is a pre-fabricated structure: so no noise, no scrap materials or wood dust and no builders around when getting one.
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  • Dorte Mandrup Architects' Read-Nest is a tiny wooden box for reading in nature
    The tiny wooden box could land in any garden, forest or even an urban terrace, causing very little damage to the environment.
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  • Dorte Mandrup Architects' Read-Nest is a tiny wooden box for reading in nature
    Read-Nest is completely made from local sustainable birch.
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  • Dorte Mandrup Architects' Read-Nest is a tiny wooden box for reading in nature
    Vertical wooden boards were used for the outside and the same specie's plywood for the interiors.
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  • Dorte Mandrup Architects' Read-Nest is a tiny wooden box for reading in nature
    Its design not only makes it flexible for transportation, its internal features could also be adapted to the owner's needs and personal taste while optimizing space.
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  • Dorte Mandrup Architects' Read-Nest is a tiny wooden box for reading in nature
    The wooden box also features plenty of natural light coming in from the skylight and striking nature views through the big squared window.
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  • Dorte Mandrup Architects' Read-Nest is a tiny wooden box for reading in nature
    Copenhagen-based Dorte Mandrup Architects' Read-Nest is a fantastic wooden space for reading, escaping and dreaming about how green and austere life could be.
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Dorte Mandrup Architects' Read-Nest is a tiny wooden box for reading in nature

Measuring only 32 square feet, Read-Nest is a modernist wooden cube that offers a tranquil place to escape and indulge in the pleasure of reading. Danish firm Dorte Mandrup Architects designed this prefab paradise that consists of one door, one window, one skylight, one bed, one table and one shelf. If you can compromise a few extra bedrooms and need a place to get away from your computer screen while being immersed yourself nature, Read-Nest might be the space for you.

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