Mork Ulnes Architects

Mylla Cabin

Mylla Cabin
©  Bruce Damonte Photography Inc

Mylla Cabin

Mork Ulnes Architects

CREDITS
Casper Mork-ulnes, Tom Erdman, Alicia Hergenroeder, Auste Cijunelyte

PHOTOS
Bruce Damonte Photography Inc (9)

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Jevnaker Municipality, Oppland, Norway

TYPE
Residential › Private House

Mylla is a small 84 square meter (940 square foot) cabin located in a towering pine forest outside of Oslo.

Mylla Cabin
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc
Mylla Cabin
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc

Designed as a retreat for a geologist and his family, the building sits firmly on a hilltop and is formed by the forces of the landscape around it.

Though planning regulations required a gable roof, Mylla splits the gable in half to create four shed roofs that radiate in a pinwheel configuration.

Mylla Cabin
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc
Mylla Cabin
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc

Two sheltered outdoor spaces are created which are protected from the wind and from snow shed.

The exterior is clad simply with untreated heart pine planks, which register the seasons as it greys and weathers with time.

Mylla Cabin
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc
Mylla Cabin
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc

The compact interior, finished in plywood and unified with a continuous roof canopy, can house up to ten people across three dedicated bedrooms and two full bathrooms.

Custom plywood furniture, including bed frames, bunk beds, couch, dining table, benches, and shelves are found throughout.

The wings of the house engage four distinct characters of the landscape: the great room looks onto Mylla Lake, the guest room looks towards the rolling hillside, the kids' room looks up at the sky, and the bedroom has a private view of the towering forest beyond.

Mylla Cabin
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc
Mylla Cabin
© Bruce Damonte Photography Inc

Alicia Hergenroeder , Auste Cijunelyte , Casper Mork-Ulnes , Tom Erdman

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