Some buildings announce themselves loudly, and then there are buildings that arrive quietly, as if they\u2019ve always been there. Studzienno 27, a cluster of four wooden cabins tucked beside Poland\u2019s Sto\u0142owe Mountains National Park, belongs to the second kind. Designed by architect Kuba Wo\u017aniczka of Kameleonlab studio, the project is a rare exercise in restraint \u2014 one that chooses silence over spectacle and comes out ahead for it.<\/p>\n
The brief started with the land. The site is generous in size, but Agnieszka, the project\u2019s initiator and host, drew a hard line from the beginning: construction would only occupy the areas already cleared of trees and heather. No forest displaced, no heathland touched. That ecological commitment didn\u2019t just shape the footprint of the buildings \u2014 it shaped everything about them. Wo\u017aniczka proposed CLT, or cross-laminated timber, a material that was still largely unknown in Poland when the concept took shape in 2019. It was a forward-thinking call, and it allowed the wooden forms to read as something more refined than the \u201cmodern barn\u201d aesthetic Agnieszka was deliberately steering away from.<\/p>\n
Designer: Kuba Wo\u017aniczka<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Each cabin sits at a slight angle to its neighbor. The rotation isn\u2019t arbitrary \u2014 it optimizes natural light, protects the privacy of each guest, and opens sightlines directly toward the trees. Mono-pitched roofs give the volumes a clean, directional silhouette against the skyline. The facades are clad in black wooden boards, with detailing picked out in yellow, burgundy, and deep green \u2014 shades pulled straight from the surrounding landscape across seasons.<\/p>\n
Inside, each 85-square-meter cabin spans two levels. The ground floor holds a living room with a fireplace and an open kitchen. Upstairs are two bedrooms and a bathroom with a freestanding bathtub \u2014 positioned, deliberately, so that soaking in it means looking out at the treetops. The interiors were handled by Madde Studio, whose team made a point of sourcing a significant share of furniture and accessories from second-hand markets and online auctions. Vintage classics sit alongside natural materials \u2014 wood, plywood, ceramic, metal, and microcement \u2014 to create spaces that feel lived-in on arrival rather than staged.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Despite sharing an identical layout, each of the four cabins carries its own personality. The decision to source furniture without pre-rendered visuals meant Madde Studio\u2019s designers were making calls in real time, trusting instinct over mood boards. That looseness shows in the best possible way. Studzienno 27 offers what is increasingly difficult to find: a place with no mobile signal, no noise, and no pressure to perform rest. The architecture makes that offer quietly, and the landscape makes good on it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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