Skigard Hytte: Intimate Connection to Surroundings

By:

Mork-Ulnes Architects [architect. ]

Material type:

Computer filePublication details: urbanNext, November 8, 2023. Description: 156 wordsISSN:

2575-5374

Subject(s):

Online resources:

Access to info

Summary: On top of a mountain in Kvitfjell, Norway is a regular grid of 45 wooden columns. The columns lift a 144 sqm cabin 1.5 m above the ground, allowing native grasses that sheep and cows graze on to grow below.The columns are clad with skigard, a long and narrow quarter-cut log that is traditionally laid out diagonally for use as fencing by Norwegian farmers.

List(s) this item appears in: Catalogue

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Computer Files	urbanNext-Actar		Available

Energy and sustainability, Expanding design practices, Low Density, Mork-Ulnes Project, Technology and fabrication

Architecture & Nature, Comfortable environment, Dealing with Nature, Extreme environments, Norway, Private housing, Rural environment, Structural grid, Thermal comfort, Vernacular, Wood construction

On top of a mountain in Kvitfjell, Norway is a regular grid of 45 wooden columns. The columns lift a 144 sqm cabin 1.5 m above the ground, allowing native grasses that sheep and cows graze on to grow below.The columns are clad with skigard, a long and narrow quarter-cut log that is traditionally laid out diagonally for use as fencing by Norwegian farmers.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Click on an image to view it in the image viewer