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COBS Year-Round Micro Cabins by University of Colorado DenverThese seven rustic <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/cabin/" target="_blank">cabins</a> designed and built by students at the <a href="http://www.ucdenver.edu/pages/ucdwelcomepage.aspx" target="_blank">University of Colorado Denver</a> function as base camp for a non-profit focused on wilderness education. Clad in hot-rolled steel, the COBS Year-Round Micro Cabins blend with the surrounding pine forest and remain comfortable even in extremely cold weather.1
COBS Year-Round Micro Cabins by University of Colorado DenverThe structures were built by 28 students as part of a design-build program called the Colorado Building Workshop.2
COBS Year-Round Micro Cabins by University of Colorado DenverOrganized by the architecture school at the University of Colorado Denver, the workshop has already produced 14 similar structures in 2015.3
COBS Year-Round Micro Cabins by University of Colorado DenverThe cabins, each offering around 200 square feet of interior space and 100 square feet of deck, are elevated and supported by metal columns with concrete footings.4
COBS Year-Round Micro Cabins by University of Colorado DenverSheets of hot-rolled steel which form low-maintenance rainscreens envelop structurally insulated panels (SIPs) used for the walls and flat roofs, providing a high degree of thermal insulation.5
COBS Year-Round Micro Cabins by University of Colorado DenverBirch plywood line the walls on the inside and create a warm, cozy atmosphere.6
COBS Year-Round Micro Cabins by University of Colorado DenverAll the electrical appliances, including lighting, heating and refrigerators within each structure are powered by a single electrical circuit.7
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