Beautiful Virgin Islands

Thursday, Oct 30, 2025

A Tubular Steel Cabin Cantilevers Above a Lush Hillside in Russia

A Tubular Steel Cabin Cantilevers Above a Lush Hillside in Russia

Chief architect of Moscow Sergey Kuznetsov creates an alluring hideaway in Nikola-Lenivets Art Park.

In the Kaluga region of Russia, architect Sergey Kuznetsov has created a mirrored metal cabin that perches above the landscape like a massive telescope. Kuznetsov designed the retreat for the Archstoyanie Festival (sometimes referred to as Russia’s Burning Man), which takes place at Nikola-Lenivets Art Park.

Clad in stainless steel that reflects its wild and verdant setting, the tubular home features a large, round door that opens to a covered terrace. "The reflective quality of the stainless steel helps the home blend with, and disappear in, nature from some points of view, making it very connected to nature," Kuznetsov says. "At the same time, it’s manmade and opposite to nature. This creates an interesting binary and pushes people to think."



The stainless-steel cabin cantilevers over a hillside and reflects the foliage of Nikola-Lenivets Art Park.



A terrace at one end of the cabin provides an indoor/outdoor living experience.

The home’s shiny cladding also offers structural benefits. "We needed something that could be produced in a factory, like they do with airplane or ship building," Kuznetsov says. "And, of course, our goal was to create a home that cantilevers, and this was easier to achieve with stainless steel."



Sergey Kuznetsov (above), the chief architect of Moscow, designed the metal cabin for the Archstoyanie Festival, which is sometimes referred to as Russia’s Burning Man.

The pipe-shaped cabin weighs almost 12 tons, and it has a diameter of 11 feet and a length of a little over 39 feet. "The metal frame is formed using transverse frames or load-bearing ribs installed at a pitch of 500 millimeters and connected by stringers or horizontal guides, like in the body of a ship," says Kuznetsov.



The cabin’s cladding consists of a single sheet of stainless steel.

The cabin’s concrete foundation is buried, which makes the cantilevered end seem like it’s floating in midair. "We covered it with soil, so it’s hidden in the hill," he says. "I love this feeling of flying, this idea of a cabin suspended in the air."



The cabin’s interior walls and ceiling are finished with wood panels that lend texture and warmth.



The sleeping area is flanked by a kitchen/dining area and a sliding glass door that opens up to a terrace and the landscape beyond.

Inside, the curved walls and ceiling create a cozy feeling and direct the eye toward views of the landscape. "Nikola-Lenivets Art Park is a place where nature and art create real magic," Kuznetsov says. "There are a couple of houses in the distance, but you can’t see them. You just see trees and sort of a forest effect."



Stone steps lead to the cabin's round front facade and entrance.



In the evenings, the glass openings on each end of the cabin glow, creating a light sculpture effect.

The cabin is arranged with a kitchen/dining area, a bathroom, and an open-plan sleeping area that connects to the terrace and the landscape beyond via a large sliding glass door and tall windows. "The interior is finished in a modern style with wood and metal and is equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable stay," Kuznetsov says. "I think this is what modern architecture should look like-high-quality ideas, interesting materials and technologies, and extraordinary solutions in terms of form and design."

Newsletter

Related Articles

Beautiful Virgin Islands
0:00
0:00
Close
UK and Vietnam Sign Landmark Migration Deal to Fast-Track Returns of Irregular Arrivals
UK Drug-Pricing Overhaul Essential for Life-Sciences Ambition, Says GSK Chief
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie Temporarily Leave the UK Amid Their Parents’ Royal Fallout
UK Weighs Early End to Oil and Gas Windfall Tax as Reeves Seeks Investment Commitments
UK Retail Inflation Slows as Shop Prices Fall for First Time Since Spring
Next Raises Full-Year Profit Guidance After Strong Third-Quarter Performance
Reform UK’s Lee Anderson Admits to 'Gaming' Benefits System While Advocating Crackdown
United States and South Korea Conclude Major Trade Accord Worth $350 Billion
Hurricane Melissa Strikes Cuba After Devastating Jamaica With Record Winds
Vice President Vance to Headline Turning Point USA Campus Event at Ole Miss
U.S. Targets Maritime Narco-Routes While Border Pressure to Mexico Remains Limited
Bill Gates at 70: “I Have a Real Fear of Artificial Intelligence – and Also Regret”
Elon Musk Unveils Grokipedia: An AI-Driven Alternative to Wikipedia
Saudi Arabia Unveils Vision for First-Ever "Sky Stadium" Suspended Over Desert Floor
Amazon Announces 14 000 Corporate Job Cuts as AI Investment Accelerates
UK Shop Prices Fall for First Time Since March, Food Leads the Decline
London Stock Exchange Group ADR (LNSTY) Earns Zacks Rank #1 Upgrade on Rising Earnings Outlook
Soap legend Tony Adams, long-time star of Crossroads, dies at 84
Rachel Reeves Signals Tax Increases Ahead of November Budget Amid £20-50 Billion Fiscal Gap
NatWest Past Gains of 314% Spotlight Opportunity — But Some Key Risks Remain
UK Launches ‘Golden Age’ of Nuclear with £38 Billion Sizewell C Approval
UK Announces £1.08 Billion Budget for Offshore Wind Auction to Boost 2030 Capacity
UK Seeks Steel Alliance with EU and US to Counter China’s Over-Capacity
UK Struggles to Balance China as Both Strategic Threat and Valued Trading Partner
Argentina’s Markets Surge as Milei’s Party Secures Major Win
British Journalist Sami Hamdi Detained by U.S. Authorities After Visa Revocation Amid Israel-Gaza Commentary
King Charles Unveils UK’s First LGBT+ Armed Forces Memorial at National Memorial Arboretum
At ninety-two and re-elected: Paul Biya secures eighth term in Cameroon amid unrest
Racist Incidents Against UK Nurses Surge by 55%
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves Cites Shared Concerns With Trump Administration as Foundation for Early US-UK Trade Deal
Essentra plc: A Closer Look at a UK ‘Penny Stock’ Opportunity Amid Market Weakness
U.S. and China Near Deal to Avert Rare-Earth Export Controls Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
Justin time: Justin Herbert Shields Madison Beer with Impressive Reflex at Lakers Game
Russia’s President Putin Declares Burevestnik Nuclear Cruise Missile Ready for Deployment
Giuffre’s Memoir Alleges Maxwell Claimed Sexual Act with Clooney
House Republicans Move to Strip NYC Mayoral Front-Runner Zohran Mamdani of U.S. Citizenship
Record-High Spoiled Ballots Signal Voter Discontent in Ireland’s 2025 Presidential Election
Philippines’ Taal Volcano Erupts Overnight with 2.4 km Ash Plume
Albania’s Virtual AI 'Minister' Diella Set to 'Birth' Eighty-Three Digital Assistants for MPs
Tesla Unveils Vision for Optimus V3 as ‘Biggest Product of All Time’, Including Surgical Capabilities
Francis Ford Coppola Auctions Luxury Watches After Self-Financed Film Flop
Convicted Sex Offender Mistakenly Freed by UK Prison Service Arrested in London
United States and China Begin Constructive Trade Negotiations Ahead of Trump–Xi Summit
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro over Drug-Trafficking Allegations
Miss USA Crowns Nebraska’s Audrey Eckert Amid Leadership Overhaul
‘I Am Not Done’: Kamala Harris Signals Possible 2028 White House Run
NBA Faces Integrity Crisis After Mass Arrests in Gambling Scandal
Swift Heist at the Louvre Sees Eight French Crown Jewels Stolen in Under Seven Minutes
U.S. Halts Trade Talks with Canada After Ontario Ad Using Reagan Voice Triggers Diplomatic Fallout
Microsoft AI CEO: ‘We’re making an AI that you can trust your kids to use’ — but can Microsoft rebuild its own trust before fixing the industry’s?
×