We feel the site should be left as ‘natural’ as possible – ie. If
everything was moved off the site it would look like it did to begin with (apart maybe from some essential landscaping).
The yurts and pods would be seen as individual structures in their own space within the site. We’d like to offer our guests their own privacy with a sense of retreat and quiet. That said, if the need arose, we could erect a marquee/gazebo type structure to create a ‘common’ space for example a wedding party/large family gathering etc. The space needs to be flexible to accommodate the needs of different guest types.
We would also like to provide some seating that guests could use to their advantage whilst on the site. We envisage picnic tables with benches attached (or something similar) that could be positioned wherever guests felt they were of most use.
When describing the quality of the site, we would employ words such as rustic,
rugged, unaffected, genuine, open, relaxed, wild, organic and natural. These words try to convey the essence of how we would like the site to feel –we want to keep the materials we use organic and unpolished yet at the same time allow them to communicate a feeling of high quality and value.
We would also like the eco pods to be constructed from (local) timber and would be interested in investigating some of the designs you brought today. A nice addition which encompasses the ideas about growing veg etc, is the idea of a living roof, or solar/photo voltaic panel on each of the pods. We also thought that the sauna was a great idea but it would need to be kept quite small and perhaps be designed to look like another eco pod.
Finally as we want to offer accommodation all year round, the pods would need to be heated, perhaps by a stove or something similar that could perhaps be removed in the summer months, so something portable maybe like a small stove?
