Jarmund / Vigsnæs, AS Arkitekter MNAL

The Aluminum Cabin

The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale

THE ALUMINUM CABIN

JVA

ARCHITECTS
JVA

MANUFACTURERS
Focus

AREA
90.0 m2

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Norway

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

Situated in a beautiful archipelago, this seaside cabin is a replacement project for a worn-out, unpractical cabin which was dominating the site.

The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale

The area's building code and its following obstructions have formed the project in size and form, as well as an enhanced site-specific adaption to the landscape.

The cabin consists of three interconnected volumes where three outdoor spaces is created.

The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale

All three outdoor rooms give several sun and shelter options during the day.

The cabin is placed between two rocks and the characteristic landscape makes the cabin appear low in the terrain.

The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale

The plan is programmatically divided in two by the roof ridge.

One side is subdivided into bathrooms, bedrooms and kitchen - while the other side is one large living room.

The division is to be seen in the opposing facades - one is private and enclosed, the other is open and transparent.

The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale

The cabin is clad in seawater resistant aluminum and has folding doors that make two of the facades completely open towards the surroundings.

The aluminum façade plays along with the shifting daylight and appears altered in its expression during the day.

The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale


The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale


The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale
The Aluminum Cabin
© Nils Petter Dale


The Aluminum Cabin
Site plan
The Aluminum Cabin
Floor plan


The Aluminum Cabin
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Jarmund / Vigsnæs, AS Arkitekter MNAL
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Jarmund / Vigsnæs, AS Arkitekter MNAL
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