Skigard Hytte Cabin

The designers Casper and Lexie Mork-Ulnes (Mork-Ulnes Architects) built the Skitgard Hytte Cabin for themselves and their family in 2019 in Kvitfjell, Norway . This house islocated 943 meters above sea level, near the top of the Skigard Mountain. The 145 square meter house is raised from the ground in order not to disturb the landscape “Instead of flattening the landscape with a concrete foundation, we left the earthunderneath the cabin relatively untouched,” the studio explained. “This allows animals to continue to pass through their former grazing trail, as well as not displacing the site’s naturalfeatures such as the water, rocks, and grasses.” Casper and Lexi Mork-Ulnes states “Our goal had always been to use as much wood as possible, since we really wanted a cabin that took advantage of the sensory qualities of wood and referenced Norwegian architectural heritage” . The wood aspect is shown on both the exterior and interior of the Skigard Hytte Cabin with 45 wooden columns overlaid with Skigard which traditionally are laid out diagonally by Norwegian farmers as fencing. The interior is almost entirely made out of light, solid, smooth pine. It stands as an example of how architecture can convey past knowledge into the present, creating an effective link with the built landscape.