An off-grid cabin, perched atop 10 sloped acres of redwoods on the California coast. Clad in local redwood siding, with birch plywood walls and exposed Douglas fir timbers, the cabin is outfitted with large doors that allow the cabin and deck to function as a single indoor/outdoor space. Designed, built and owned by Jeff Waldman and Molly Fiffer, and constructed over the course of one year, by the couple and their friends. The pair had no prior design or construction experience, beyond the 18 months of smaller projects on the property, which led up to the cabin build. They spent a year salvaging most of the windows and the panoramic door, which the cabin was designed around. The rest of the design was informed by their capabilities and by the constraints of the site. To reduce costs, the kitchen was constructed from standard wire shelving and mounted to Ikea countertops with closet rod hardware. The cooler slides out on casters and the propane stove is a utilitarian RV ...