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Nisser Micro Cabin

Nisser Micro Cabin
© David Fjågesund

NISSER MICRO CABIN

Feste Landscape / Architecture

LOCATION
Nissedal, Norway

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
26.0 m2

PROJECT YEAR
2017

LEAD ARCHITECTS
David Fjågesund

MANUFACTURERS
Sika, Moelvel, Moelven

CLIENT
Smarte Hytter AS

PHOTOGRAPHS
David Fjågesund, Smarte Hytter AS

Text description provided by architect.

A local cabin developer contacted Feste Landscape / Architecture to design a floating micro cabin for their portfolio.

Nisser Micro Cabin
© David Fjågesund
Nisser Micro Cabin
© Smarte Hytter AS

Due to the local planning restrictions of the Nisser lake in Telemark, Norway, the prototype has been instead designed on stilts. However, the ultimate aim is to develop a floating version of the same cabin in the future.

From a sustainability point of view, the micro cabin offers an alternative to the emerging trend in the Norwegian holiday home market of luxury cabins with sprawling footprints.

Nisser Micro Cabin
© David Fjågesund
Nisser Micro Cabin
© Smarte Hytter AS

The design attempts to maximise the user’s experience of the lake and the surrounding landscape. The glazed façade between the kitchen/living room and the covered terrace creates a seamless link between the inside and outside.

Externally, the walls and roof of the cabin are clad in thermally treated pinewood, creating a precise and expressive design and at the same time blending in with its surroundings.

Nisser Micro Cabin
© David Fjågesund
Nisser Micro Cabin
© Smarte Hytter AS

Gutters and downpipes are integrated into the external walls allowing for clean facades from all angles.

The floorplan measures 26sqm with a small mezzanine loft for sleeping.

Nisser Micro Cabin
© Smarte Hytter AS
Nisser Micro Cabin
© Smarte Hytter AS

In total, the cabin sleeps seven people. Access to electricity, water, and sewage is provided through a flexible pipe which enters from underneath the cabin.

This system is also designed to function with a floating version of the cabin.

Nisser Micro Cabin
© Smarte Hytter AS


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