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Cabin ANNA

Reconnecting People with Nature

About Cabin ANNA

Cabin ANNA was born from a deeply personal need: to bring design closer to life and nature. It began as a one-off project for designer Caspar Schols' mother—a structure that could adapt to her changing needs and moods. What followed was the realization that many people long for the same thing: a living space that flexibly responds to weather, seasons, solitude, and company. ANNA exists to meet this need, and continues to be designed and built in The Netherlands. 

 

In an increasingly urban and climate-controlled world, we’ve created physical comfort at the cost of sensory and ecological disconnection. ANNA is a response to this imbalance. It is both a home and a tool—an adaptable cabin that strips architecture to its essentials and reintroduces nature into daily life. With movable walls and layered construction, it allows users to modulate their environment and become more attuned to natural rhythms. ANNA offers protection without isolation, and comfort without detachment.

 

This is not just a cabin—it is a statement about how we want to live.

About the Designer

Caspar Schols is a Dutch artist and designer with an academic background in physics and a master’s in architecture from the Architectural Association in London. He first gained international recognition in 2016 with the creation of the Garden House—a manually reconfigurable wooden structure he designed for his mother. The project won multiple international art and design awards and became the conceptual seed for Cabin ANNA.


In addition to his work on ANNA, Caspar is a founding member of Carroccera, a multidisciplinary art collective that explores experimental architecture and spatial interventions. At Studio Caspar Schols, he continues to develop projects that challenge the boundaries between architecture, art, and the human experience.

Our Advisory Board

Anthony Ruys – Former CEO Heineken

Former chair of the board of Schiphol – Former chair of the board of Rijksmuseum – Actor in Borgen (NNT)

Thomas Rijssenbeek – Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Martile & Mirafloor – Philosopher – Mountaineer (Five times Mt Blanc)

Liz Muller – Former CDO Starbucks

Liz Muller Design – Entrepreneur – Top 100 most creative people in the world

Isaac Kalisvaart – Former CEO MAB

Venture capitalist – Professor at Yale School of Architecture – Board of Museum Beelden aan Zee

Paul Vismans – Former CEO KFN

Investor – Advisory in real estate sector – Board of Hamwells

Sander Ruys – Founder MAVEN Publishing

Board member GUA – Entrepreneur

Kathalijn Vergeer – Kalawati Serious Games

Antropologist - Social entrepreneur

René Hooft Graafland – Former CFO Heineken

Supervisory board of Ahold Delhaize – Supervisory board of Lucas Bols - Chair Stichting African Parks Foundation

Thomas Heerkens – Former CEO at Landal

CEO NB Nederland – Supervisory board of Netherlands Red Cross – Supervisory board of Royal Lemkes

Wiet de Bruijn – Founder Boedelbak

Entrepreneur – Former chair of the board of Rewilding Europe

Diederik van den Biggelaar – Founder of Mandaat

Supervisory board of Special Social Club - Shareholder at Poesiat en Kater Brewery – Founder of Dansen bij Jansen

Anna Gimbrere – Presenter & Science journalist

De Grote Klimaatkwis – Anna’s Brains

Marjan van Aubel – Studio Marjan van Aubel

Dubai EXPO – MoMa