The architects at Snøhetta provide Norway with some of its highest-profile buildings. Yet they’ve also mastered the art of low-key allure. Their three new Bolder wood cabins, on the rocks above Lysefjord, near Stavanger, have a striking simplicity, with panoramic windows overlooking the wild, watery landscape. The cladding was cut from the same red cedar as in the surrounding nature. The interior is lined with oak.
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Photography: Elisabeth Heier
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Photography: Elisabeth Heier
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Photography: Elin Engelsvoll
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Photography: Elin Engelsvoll
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Photography: Elin Engelsvoll
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Photography: Elin Engelsvoll
Each cabin has an upside-down design, with a double bedroom and bath on the main floor and common rooms above that seem to float over the shore. Small-scale luxuries work hard to make the experience as serene as possible – like the well-equipped high-tech kitchen designed by Vipp.
The lodges are available to rent from spring 2023.
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