Norwegian architect Daniele Sale's Moundco-founder of the structure agency Apple Oak, designed a contemporary cabin on the entrance to Grønsfjorden in rural Norway. Nestled in a sheltered location close to the municipality of Lindesnes, this idyllic summer season retreat is constructed virtually totally of wooden, with each an inside plywood and an exterior clad in Kebony wooden. This sustainable design affords a serene escape from on a regular basis life, embodying Myrhaug's holistic method to dwelling design.
Myrhaug drew inspiration from her 16 years in Norway, combining her Brazilian roots with a deep appreciation for Scandinavian forests. “Nothing lowers the guts price like a stroll within the woods,” says Myrhaug. “So after I was designing my dream cabin, the purpose was to recreate the sensation of being surrounded by bushes.” Her plan was to create an area that captured the serenity of being in nature, which she completed on this lakeside cabin.
The cottage covers just below 1,000 sq. meters and contains three bedrooms, an open dwelling and kitchen space, a rest room, a corridor, a loft and two terraces. Massive expanses of home windows and sliding glass doorways resulting in terraces supply beautiful sea views, seamlessly integrating the inside with the pure setting.
The lounge is simply steps down from the open eating room and kitchen, with a built-in wrap-around bench for studying or taking within the water view.
The inside is predominantly clad in plywood with bespoke furnishings maximizing area and performance all through. The toilet and the world across the fire are exceptions, that includes completely different supplies to reinforce these areas. For the outside, Kebony Clear Cladding was chosen for its sturdiness and pure aesthetic, echoing the country character of the encompassing forest.
A pair of Louis Poulsen PH 5 pendants in shades of orange cling above the Scandinavian-inspired eating set.
“All of us have a accountability to consider sustainability,” says Myrhaug. “Should you take pleasure in what surrounds you, you gained't need to eliminate it. Kebony is sourced from FSC-certified forests, and the supplies contribute to the general expertise of being there, not solely by way of sturdiness, but additionally in tactility, from the graceful floor of the facade plywood to the scent of wooden contained in the cabin.” Based mostly in Norway, Kebony is a pacesetter in sustainable wooden expertise, producing modified softwoods that rival tropical hardwoods in sturdiness and stability. The corporate's patented course of enhances the traits of the wooden, making it a great alternative for cladding and flooring in varied out of doors functions.
A skylight transforms the toilet's walk-in bathe right into a fountain of sunshine, the place grey terrazzo tiles cowl the bathe ground and partitions.
The deck off the kitchen/eating rooms affords a second place to dine alfresco below the Norwegian sky with views of the encompassing bushes.
Photograph by Kristian Alveo.
