The artist collective Allergutendinge has created "Soul Box," a small wooden house. It is a mobile station that allows visitors to feel close to nature.


The Soul Box is a two-story nature hut that provides a small space for two people to stay. The second floor is a space for observing nature. The ceiling and walls are wide open, allowing you to enjoy nature to the fullest. A desk and chairs are set up so that two people can observe side by side.

First floor is living space with chairs, table and bed for 2 people
First floor is living space with chairs, table and bed for 2 people

Second floor is a nature observation space. Ceiling and walls open wide.
Second floor is a nature observation space. Ceiling and walls open wide.

Blueprint of the "Soul Box" showing it has desks and chairs for two people.
Blueprint of the "Soul Box" showing it has desks and chairs for two people.

Allergutendinge explains the concept behind the creation of the "Soul Box" as follows.

People's senses tend to be worn out by rapid change and information overload. Architecture should be a tool to restore the delicate senses. Soul Box" aims to be such an architecture. The walls and ceilings separating the residents from the outside world are kept to a minimum, allowing them to feel close to nature.

At the same time, it is equipped with the bare necessities of life. Soul Box has a space to lie down, a place to sit, and facilities to make hot tea. All you need is a book.

Minimal walls and ceilings separating occupants from the outside world
Minimal walls and ceilings separating occupants from the outside world

You can directly feel nature.
You can directly feel nature.

You don't want anything else?
You don't want anything else?

The Soul Box can be easily disassembled and reassembled. It can be transported by truck and assembled on site for an overnight stay. If this is how it works, I would like to see it mass-produced and sold in Japan as well. If it is installed in the yard, it will become a popular "secret base" for neighborhood children to gather.

If it becomes popular, you can no longer call it a "secret" base.
If it becomes popular, you can no longer call it a "secret" base.

Adults can play "Wednesday Night Live" with the "Soul Box" as if it were "Boom Boom," an animal observation hut in Taman Nugara National Park. But don't set it up in a place where tigers are likely to appear.

It was a deer! (Image source: Taman Nugara National Park Web site)
It was a deer! (Image source: Taman Nugara National Park Web site)