Arbour, allotment shed, garden or weekend house are all places of local, short-term recreation. They resemble everyday buildings at first glance, but their purpose is entirely different: they serve the pause, architecture as a boost for body and soul. This little book is about peace, recovery, silence. How does one create tiny buildings for retreat and relaxation? Which memories attach to such a place in nature? Mixing childhood memories with photographs, it tells stories, creates atmospheres of days gone by and reaches into the present, always out of a longing for a direct relationship with the landscape, and rediscovers the weekend house as one of the smallest architectural genres.