Lund Hagem Arkitekter, AS

Cabin Kvitfjell

Cabin Kvitfjell
© Sam Hughes

CABIN KVITFJELL

Lund Hagem Architects

MANUFACTURERS
Focus, Schüco, Bulthaup, Dinesen, Flos, Nyhuset Bruk, d+b

ARCHITECTS IN CHARGE
Einar Hagem, Nelson Ferreira

CONTRACTOR
Hafjellbygg

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Degree of Freedom

PHOTOGRAPHS
Sam Hughes, Marc Goodwin

AREA
120.0 m2

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Norway

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

Our design process was inspired by the client’s desire to have “a summer cabin in a winter landscape”. The site is located at one of the highest buildable plot within the Kvitfjell Ski Resort.

Cabin Kvitfjell
© Sam Hughes
Cabin Kvitfjell
Courtesy of the owner

It has uninterrupted views towards southeast, where the topography drops dramatically. The vegetation consists of birch and pine trees, located along the road and towards southeast.

The central part of the plot, which had been previously cleared of vegetation, was also its flattest part. The existing trees created a sort of a filter towards the road and towards the winter resort, further down the mountain.

Cabin Kvitfjell
© Sam Hughes
Cabin Kvitfjell
Cabin Kvitfjell
© Marc Goodwin

By placing two volumes close to the neighbouring limits, a kind of a courtyard was created.

This way, the outdoor spaces could benefit from privacy from the neighbours, while still benefiting from the west/evening sun, during Easter and summer.

The main cabin and the annex were built on stilts, raised from the ground, in order to touch the ground in the "lightest" manner possible.

Cabin Kvitfjell
© Marc Goodwin
Cabin Kvitfjell
© Marc Goodwin

To continue to build on the idea of the summer cabin in the mountain, the volumes were wrapped in thin, vertical louvers.

Given the large planes of glass behind these louvers, where the gallery is, the external walls acquired a "veil-like" quality towards the courtyard.

Cabin Kvitfjell
© Marc Goodwin
Cabin Kvitfjell
© Sam Hughes

The plan of the main cabin has a Y-shape, that cantilevers to frame the remarkable views over the mountains, from both the common areas and the master bedroom.


Cabin Kvitfjell
Courtesy of the builder
Cabin Kvitfjell
© Marc Goodwin
Cabin Kvitfjell
© Marc Goodwin
Cabin Kvitfjell
© Marc Goodwin
Cabin Kvitfjell
© Marc Goodwinv
Cabin Kvitfjell
© Marc Goodwin


Cabin Kvitfjell
Courtesy of the owner
Cabin Kvitfjell
© Sam Hughes
Cabin Kvitfjell
© Sam Hughes
Cabin Kvitfjell
© Sam Hughes
Cabin Kvitfjell
© Sam Hughes
Cabin Kvitfjell
© Marc Goodwin


Cabin Kvitfjell
Annex Plan
Cabin Kvitfjell
Main Cabin Floor Plan


Cabin Kvitfjell
Site Plan
Cabin Kvitfjell
Sections

Lund Hagem Arkitekter, AS
T +47 23 333150
Lund Hagem Arkitekter, AS
Filipstadveien 5, 0250 Oslo, Norway