Norway

Complete renovation of a fifty-year-old cottage on the southwest coast of Norway

Complete renovation of a fifty-year-old cottage on the southwest coast of Norway Architects: bark arkitekter Location: Time, Norway Year: 2016 Area: 947 ft²/ 88 m² Photo courtesy: Lise Bjelland Description: "At Sele, on the southwest coast of Norway, a fifty-year-old cottage by architect Atle Sørby needed a total...

Contemporary Malangen Retreat by Snorre Stinessen could be you dream cabin

Contemporary Malangen Retreat by Snorre Stinessen could be you dream cabin Architects: Snorre Stinessen Location: Tromsø, Norway Year: 2017 Photo courtesy: Snorre Stinessen Description: "Malangen peninsula is an hour´s drive south of Tromsø in Northern Norway. The site is positioned on a ridge rising from the fiord below...

Summer cabin in a winter landscape located at one of the highest buildable plots within the Kvitfjell Ski Resort

Summer cabin in a winter landscape located at one of the highest buildable plots within the Kvitfjell Ski Resort Architects: Lund Hagem Location: Norway Year: 2016 Photo courtesy: Lund Hagem Description: "Our design process was inspired by the client’s desire to have "a summer cabin in a winter...

Villa Holtet project creates an inner landscape and a natural quality to the enjoyment of residents

Villa Holtet project creates an inner landscape and a natural quality to the enjoyment of residents Architects: Atelier Oslo Location: Oslo, Norway Year: 2015 Area: 6.458 ft²/ 600 m² Photography: ©Gunnar Sørås, Lars Petter Pettersen Description: "The starting point for this task was a typical challenge in...

Small wood house on the coast of Norway, just next to the water

Small wood house on the coast of Norway, just next to the water Architects: Asante Architecture & Design Location: Stokkøya, Åfjord, Norway Year: 2015 Area: 646 ft²/ 60 m² Photo courtesy: Marius Rua Description: “A small house on the coast of Norway, just next to the water, overlooking the...

Slate extension sits like a rock next to its’ twin and protects him from the strong sea wind

Slate extension sits like a rock next to its’ twin and protects him from the strong sea wind Architects: Mikado Arkitektur Location: Lauvøya, Averøy, Norway Year: 2013 Area: 3.229 ft²/ 300 m² Photo courtesy: Mika Meienberger Description: "Older buildings are often poorly adapted to the demands of modern life...

Simplicity and restraint of a all-year lodge situated near cross-country ski tracks in winter and hiking tracks in summer

Simplicity and restraint of a all-year lodge situated near cross-country ski tracks in winter and hiking tracks in summer Architects: Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter Location: Ål, Norway Year: 2013 Area: 1.292 ft²/ 120 m² Photo courtesy: Søren Harder Nielsen, RRA Description: "This all-year cabin is located in the mountains above...

Øvre Tomtegate 7 contemporary home in Sellebakk, Norway designed by Link Arkitektur

Øvre Tomtegate 7 contemporary home in Sellebakk, Norway designed by Link Arkitektur Architects: Link Arkitektur Location: Sellebakk, Norway Year: 2015 Area: 1.184 ft²/ 110 m² Photo courtesy: Hundven-Clements Photography Description: “Inspired by the original 19th Century design, a rundown farmhouse on the east side of the River Glomma –...

Cabin Straumsnes, a traditional yet modern shelter with a flat gabled roof by Rever & Drage Architects

Cabin Straumsnes, a traditional yet modern shelter with a flat gabled roof by Rever & Drage Architects Architects: Rever & Drage Architects Location: Straumsnes, Tingvoll, Norway Year: 2015 Area: 1.453 ft²/ 135 m² Photo courtesy: Tom Auger Description: "Paradoxically the new main cabin at Årsund was built after the...

Lie Øyen Arkitekter design the Tussefaret Villa, a little home made by puzzle prefabricated concrete elements

Lie Øyen Arkitekter design the Tussefaret Villa, a little home made by puzzle prefabricated concrete elements Architects: Lie Øyen arkitekter as Location: Tussefaret, Drøbak, Norway Year: 2014 Area: 646 ft²/ 60 m² Photo courtesy: Fin Serck-Hanssen, Nils Petter Dale Description: "The client wanted an affordable little house, with room...

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