Here's a little cabin that will fit into almost any sort of sloping site. Shown here, it's a mountain cabin with masonry foundations that form the walls of a garage for two cars. However, with only a few minor changes, the same plan could be used for a beach house, and the garage could be transformed into a boat house. Construction details are simple. The foundations, stairway and retaining walls are built of stone or concrete. The upper structure is wood frame, covered outside with milled siding, inside with wallboard or plywood panels.
If the cabin is to be built in snow country, such a flat roof would have to be supported with unusually strong beams. The simplest covering would be composition roofing. To provide a serviceable walking surface, a wood floor raised on slats should go over this built-up roofing. Another excellent-and cheap-roofing for a deck that will have considerable foot traffic is made by applying canvas over matched roof boarding, just like the deck of a boat. If kept painted, this type of roofing is entirely satisfactory.
This is essentially a one-room structure, but it includes in a compact space all the conveniences of a much larger house. At one end of the living area is a small but complete kitchen, screened by a cupboard. On the reverse side of this cupboard is a hinged table that swings down at meal times.
Sleeping quarters include two double-deck bunks against one wall, with closet room at one end and the bathroom at the other. This entire area can be screened off with sliding curtains hung from a ceiling track. There is also room for a couch or day bed on one side of the fireplace. Wood storage is outside, but the small closet by the fireplace could be used for this.
Another interesting feature is the barbecue on the roof deck. It is built into the chimney.
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