The Journal

Notes from the build

Field notes from the making of Vibe Village: the land, the tiny houses, and the small decisions behind a slower way to stay.

July 3, 20264 min read

Inside a Vibe Village cabin: what's staying, what's not

A tour of the actual choices behind the walls: the materials we kept, the ones we let go, and why a cabin this small took longer to design than a house twice its size.

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July 1, 20262 min read

What “tiny” really means to us

Tiny isn’t about doing without. It’s about keeping only what makes a place feel like rest.

June 24, 20263 min read

Choosing the land: Valiug, Dubova, Vama Veche

Three landscapes, three completely different silences. Here’s why we started here.

June 18, 20265 min read

Five villages, five moods: designing for a feeling, not a floor plan

Romantic, Retreat, Adventure, Relax, Family: how one piece of land became five completely different ways to spend a weekend.

June 12, 20262 min read

Why we’re building villages, not hotels

A hotel gives you a room. We wanted to give you a feeling, and a feeling needs a village around it.

June 5, 20264 min read

What we learned by almost building this somewhere else

Before Valiug, Dubova and Vama Veche, there were four other places on the shortlist. Here's why none of them made the cut, and what each near-miss taught us.