Kvitfjell Cabin

Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva

KVITFJELL CABIN

Erling Berg

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
Norway

YEAR
2021

AREA
145 m²

ARCHITECTS
Erling Berg 

CONTRACTOR
Fron Bygg AS

Nestled in the landscape on the top of Kvitfjell (“White Mountain”) in Norway, this narrow cabin stretches 26 meters to frame the views of the surrounding mountaintops and the horizon beyond towards the south-west.

Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva

Using traditional methods of construction, the entire cabin is built out of local pine wood.

The exterior, both walls, and the roof is wrapped in untreated wood panels that will naturally grey over time.

The entire interior is wrapped in white oiled pine - keeping the light of the space in the darker winter hours.

Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva

All though every main room in the cabin got view south-west, following the sun, bedrooms and bathrooms are kept discreet, with storage in the walls, leaving more space for the open kitchen, dining, and family room.

Following the topography of the plot, the main living spaces and the en-suite are lowered in the landscape, with vaulted ceilings, creating a spacious atmosphere where the cold nature outside connects with the warm interior through the larger glass openings.

Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva


Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva


Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva
Kvitfjell Cabin
© Alejandro Villanueva


Kvitfjell Cabin
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Kvitfjell Cabin
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Kvitfjell Cabin
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