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Northern VA Magazine (2022)
"It truly is breathtaking. The faded high-rises of Tysons in the far, far distance straddle the horizon, with nothing but expansive greenery below and blue sky above. The location will remain a mystery. There are no signs directing visitors into the property, and access — renting the place — is somewhat like a speakeasy. You need to know a secret, which we’ll explain, to get past the doorman."
Arlington Magazine (2022)
"Nestled on a 50-acre hilltop site in Delaplane, Virginia, it’s a weekend retreat with expansive views toward Sky Meadows State Park and Lost Mountain. (The G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area is just over another ridge.) The 3,000-square-foot main lodge, which Turner designed in partnership with GreenSpur’s vice president of design, Zach Gasper, is clad in corrugated metal..."
Virginia Living (2022)
"The guys of GreenSpur, a Northern Virginia-based design firm led by owner and founder, Mark Turner, “we decided to start a whiskey company to combine our loves of architecture, nature, space, and gathering,” says Turner. Lost is the culmination of the GreenSpur team’s vision of harnessing human connection and the humility of nature to counter the demands of modern life."
Virginia Spirits Expo (2023)
"Gold Medal - Best Virginia Bourbon"
Inside Hook (2018)
"There Is a Heaven and It’s Called the Lost Whiskey Cabin."
Boomer Magazine (2020)
"The founders at Lost Whiskey Club love the outdoors, and strive to incorporate the taste and feel of nature into each bottle. And somehow, no matter where you drink it, this whiskey has the power to take your imagination to a chilly mountain top, in the middle of a colorful autumn evening, next to a roaring bonfire.Close your eyes, sip, and let your mind grow blissfully, peacefully … Lost."
Dwell (2022)
"What started as a passion project for whiskey soon transformed into a larger architectural series of compact, off-the-grid structures to truly unplug at. Turner, Cioffi, and the two other founders—Zach Gasper and Jimmy Matthews—describe the 50-acre compound as "a little 1920 speakeasy mixed with a smidge of Teddy Roosevelt and a full dose of Virginia hunt horse country."
Hypebeast (2018)
"GreenSpur recently unveiled its compact getaway home the “Lost Whiskey Concrete Cabin.” Located just one hour away from Washington DC, the cabin sits along the Appalachian Trail and offers up an amazing view that overlooks 50 acres of protected public land. As GreenSpur explains, “It’s about architecture, it’s about the art of gathering, it’s about turning our phones off, making a fire, pouring a drink and reconnecting with the simpler andthings in life.”
Made in VA (2018)
"Besides an incredible mountain vista and zero cell service, each cabin will have a wood-fired hot tub and a hammock outside, while the inside features a wood-burning stove, a shower fed by water collected in a cistern, a Murphy bed, and compost toilet. “It’s meant to bring out the best versions of ourselves—who we are after some quality time on the mountain, away from technology, if only for a few days,” says Turner."
AIA Winner (2018)
"For 39 years, AIA|DC and Washingtonian magazine have co-sponsored an awards competition that recognizes excellence in residential design throughout the Washington metropolitan region."
Dwell (2018)
"Located on a 50-acre site along the Appalachian Trail in the tree-covered hills of Virginia's Hunt and Wine Country, the Lost Whiskey Cabin is an ultra-compact, off-the-grid, 160-square-foot holiday dwelling that’s all about unplugging from technology and losing yourself in nature."
Curbed (2018)
"There’s nothing like concrete to make a person appreciate the natural world. Maybe it’s the manmade nature of it, or the hard angles, but a little Brutalism goes a long way when it’s set in the bucolic countryside. Take, for example, the Lost Whiskey Cabin, a compact concrete dwelling set at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains."
Uncrate (2018)
"Perched on a mountainside along the Appalachian Trail, the Lost Whiskey Concrete Cabin turns cantilevering into a fine art. The 160-square-foot off-grid dwelling is made entirely from pre-cast concrete panels. Its minimalist shell marries with reclaimed wood and steel to create an aesthetic that is equal parts rustic and modern."
Inhabitant (2018)
"Tucked into a rocky ridge along the Appalachian Trail, the 160-square-foot Lost Whiskey Cabin was created by the team at GreenSpur to be a self-sufficient off-grid getaway – with a edgy twist. Clad in raw concrete with large steel-framed windows, the tiny solar-powered structure eschews the traditional log cabin aesthetic for a contemporary industrial vibe."
Hi Consumption (2018)
"There’s nothing like concrete to make a person appreciate the natural world. Maybe it’s the manmade nature of it, or the hard angles, but a little Brutalism goes a long way when it’s set in the bucolic countryside. Take, for example, the Lost Whiskey Cabin, a compact concrete dwelling set at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains."
Washingtonian (2018)
"A solar-powered 12-volt battery supplies electricity, while a cistern captures water from the roof. The Dutch tub on the deck heats up by fire. The hope, says Turner, is that the space will inspire visitors to turn off their phones and focus on the scenery and one another"
Electronic House (2010)
“The most important thing when it comes to saving energy is having people change their behavior,” he says. “It’s more critical, even, than having solar panels.”
Home and Design (2013)
"Turner has a mission: to build a simple home in tune with the local vernacular that will tread lightly on the land and be stronger, more energy efficient, less expensive and faster to build than a conventional house. Ultimately, he hopes, it will spark change in the way houses are built on a grander scale."
Washington Post (2013)
"Greenspur thinks big on how buildings and communities can be design… sketching out drawings of “pocket communities” based on groundwork laid by the new urbanism movement."
Garden and Gun (2016)
" For nearly three hundred years, occupants and their guests ducked through a door in the original circa-1730 log cabin. The balance of historic and clean-lined contemporary captures the perfectly their love of city and country."
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