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Landscape
Dune Lodge
Year
2024
Type
Landscape
Area
9,300 sq ft
Dune Lodge settles into the desert as a collection of low rammed-earth rooms. Covered walks and planted courts create a protected microclimate while preserving long views across the Cholistan landscape.
Gallery
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Materials
Board-formed concrete
Structure and garden walls
Board-formed concrete
Structure and garden walls
Board-formed concrete
Structure and garden walls
Board-formed concrete
Structure and garden walls
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Design Details
Openings
Full-height sliding oak frames
Openings
Full-height sliding oak frames
Openings
Full-height sliding oak frames
Openings
Full-height sliding oak frames
Project Story
The lodge is dispersed rather than singular. Guest rooms sit in small clusters connected by shaded walls, making the journey through the site part of the experience.
Earth from the excavation was tested and compacted into the walls, reducing transport while giving each surface the exact colour of the ground around it.
Courtyards catch winter sun, pergolas filter summer light and roofs release stored heat to the clear night sky.