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2022-06-16 16:16:04 By : Ms. Ivy Ye

Studio Puisto Architects was inspired by the coronavirus pandemic to design the Space of Mind, a modular, 108-square-foot multi-use cabin targeted at the "micro-hospitality" industry.

The Finland-based architecture firm began designing the micro cabin during stay-at-home and work-from-home orders towards the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, the unit was created as a getaway from the stressors of COVID-19 life.

"With the pandemic, we saw that the hospitality industry came to halt even though the need for a break was maybe deeper than ever," Willem van Bolderen, the project lead, told Business Insider in an email interview. "Being close to nature has a calming effect and makes you forget the daily hustle, and Space of Mind was inspired by that desire."

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Space of Mind follows the recent trend of companies creating tiny homes in response to the coronavirus pandemic. While many of these new little living units were built to sell directly to customers, Studio Puisto Architects decided to approach the Space of Mind as a tourism and hospitality solution.

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