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Tverrfjellhytta - Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion

Tverrfjellhytta - Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion

TVERRFJELLHYTTA - NORWEGIAN WILD REINDEER PAVILION

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ARCHITECTS
Snøhetta

PHOTOS
Ketil Jacobsen (4), Licht-Team OHG (2), Roger Brennhagen (1)

AREA
0 sqft - 1000 sqft

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Hjerkinn, Norway

TYPE
Cultural › Pavilion

The Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion is located at Hjerkinn on the outskirts of Dovrefjell National Park, overlooking the mountain Snøhetta.

Tverrfjellhytta - Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion
Tverrfjellhytta - Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion

The 90 m² building is open to the public and serves as an observation pavilion for the Wild Reindeer Foundation educational programmes.

A 1.5 km hiking trail leads visitors to this spectacular site overlooking the Dovrefjell mountains.

Tverrfjellhytta - Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion
Tverrfjellhytta - Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion

The Dovrefjell mountain range forms a barrier between the northern and southern parts of Norway.

It holds a unique place in Norwegian consciousness through a wide range of tales and myths connected to the mountains, and has a long history of travelers, hunting, mining, and military activities has left its mark on this landscape.

Tverrfjellhytta - Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion
Tverrfjellhytta - Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion

The building design is based on a contrast between ideas - a rigid outer shell and a soft, organic inner core.

The wooden core is shaped like rock or ice that has been eroded by natural forces like wind and running water, and is placed within a rectangular frame of raw steel and glass.

Tverrfjellhytta - Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion

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T +47 24 156060
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Skur 39, Akershusstranda 21, 0150 Oslo, Norway