Why Q?

Environment:

The housing industry has lost its taste for bigger, cheaper, resource wasteful housing.  The new trend is toward environmentally friendly, low impact, low maintenance properties.

Q Cabins are the new concept in sustainable micro housing.  Every material or system choice used to build the Q is based in a green technology.  We use SIPs panels, low VOC water based finishes, natural fibers, high tech insulation methods, low-E insulated glass, reclaimed wood, passive and active solar systems, automatic ventilation systems and sustainable sized footprints.  The end result is an architecturally pleasing, resource efficient, and environmentally friendly cabin.

Quality:

No sheet rock.  No paint.  The Q Cabins are built with quality in mind.  Low cost equals low quality and high maintenance.  The Q Cabins are low maintenance.  You will never spend your vacation time maintaining your Q.  The finishes are intended to last a lifetime adding permanence to your experience.  This cabin will age gracefully instead of needing constant updating and remodeling.  A cabin built to play hard and last a lifetime.

Design:

The Q is designed to be at home in the mountains, the desert, the beach, or even a modern metropolitan environment.  The sweeping curves evoke a modern shape that harmonizes with nature.  The finishes evoke a vernacular aesthetic that convey the relaxed feeling of home.

Q’s are spacious and versatile.  The design allows for modular spaces that can change with season, site orientation, number of vacationers and whim.  The soaring ceilings are unparalleled in the cabin market.  The volumes created by the high curving ceilings add prestige to the modest sized footprints.  The optional loft unit allows for additional guest spaces, play spaces, office spaces, and Zen spaces.

The Q’s design focuses on view.  Your vacation property is beautiful.  Q cabins are designed to bring the natural beauty of your site into your living environment.  A 17’ view wall in both the Mini and the Nautilus XP insure that the view is the dominant feature of the interior.  The Mountaineer has as many square feet of glass as it does living space.

Price:

The Q Cabins offer a low cost and a fast construction duration for a completely site built structure using environmentally sound materials and systems of the highest quality.  Q Cabins are now available as kits for contractors and homeowners.  Kits come delivered by shipping container (including 30 day rental) with all your Q components fabricated and sequenced, ready for installation.  Kits include all components for the full erection of your Q from the slab up.   For the contractor this means, no estimating, no material sourcing, and fast completion.  A full set of detailed construction documents are included as well as standard slab and footing details.

Standard Package Kit pricing available online.  Custom packages available. 

Contact Vern Sneed with Design Horizons to specify and price your Q Cabin Kit. (415) 533-7094

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