SMALL SEASIDE HOME AT THE LOFOTEN SHORES. BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION OF AN OLD FISHERMAN'S HOUSE THE NEW HOME FEATURES THE AREA SPECIFIC RED WOODEN CLADDING AND GRASS COVERED ROOF IN A MORE CONTEMPORARY DESIGN STILL RETAINING THE AREA'S SPECIFIC BUILDING METHODS. THE HOME CONSISTS OF TWO BUILDINGS, THE HOUSE ITSELF AND AN ADJACENT GARAGE WITH A SMALL GUEST HOUSE RAISED SLIGHTLY ABOVE IT. THE TWO FACE THE SEA WITH A VIEW OF THE VILLAGE IN THE DISTANCE AND ARE LINKED BY A WOODEN DECK SUSPENDED OVER THE ROCKS FAR ENOUGH ABOVE THE WATER TO STAY DRY DURING THE HIGHEST TIDES AND FOLLOWING THE NATURAL ROCKY TERRAIN.
THE HOUSE IS BUILT WITH LOCAL AND MATERIALS AND METHODS AS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AS POSSIBLE. A WOODEN FRAME WITH A THICK LAYER OF SHEEP WOOL INSULATION ALL AROUND ASSURES THE HOUSE IS ENERGY EFFICIENT. FLOOR HEATING AND HEATING IN THE GLASS OF THE LARGE SEASIDE FACADE KEEP THE HOUSE COMFORTABLY WARM. A FIREPLACE IN THE LIVING ROOM CAN BE USED AS SUPPLEMENTAL HEATING AND ADDS TO THE COZY ATMOSPHERE DURING THE COLD NORWEGIAN WINTERS. THE FRIENDLY RED EXTERIOR WITH THE CLASSIC WHITE WINDOWS IS MATCHED ON THE INSIDE WITH WARM NATURAL MATERIALS AND OPEN SPACES WITH LOTS OF DAYLIGHT.
THE GROUND FLOOR CONSISTS OF AN ENTRANCE WITH AMPLE STORAGE SPACE FOR WARM CLOTHES, A REST ROOM, A KITCHEN, DINING AREA AND A LIVING ROOM. GUESTS WILL ENTER THE HOUSE THROUGH THE KITCHEN WHERE THE OPEN STAIRWAY WILL GIVE A VIEW THROUGH THE LIVING ROOM OUTSIDE OVER THE WATER AND DRAW THEM FURTHER INTO THE HOUSE AS SOON AS THEY COME AROUND THE CORNER OF THE KITCHEN. THE LIVING ROOM HAS A HIGH WOODEN CEILING AND A BIG GLASS FACADE TOWARDS THE SEA SO THE VIEW CAN BE ENJOYED FROM BOTH FLOORS. AROUND THE FIREPLACE THERE'S A BUILT IN SITTING AREA AND TALL NARROW WINDOWS GIVE A GLIMPLSE TO THE GUEST HOUSE AND PEOPLE WALKING UPTO THE HOUSE.
THE FIRST FLOOR HAS A BALCONY FOR A GRAND PIANO FROM WHERE THE PLAYER CAN ENJOY THE VIEW WHILE PLAYING AND CAN FILL THE WHOLE HOUSE WITH MUSIC. THE LANDING ON THE FIRST FLOOR HAS ENOUGH SPACE FOR ACCOMPANYING MUSICIANS. ACOUSTICALLY THE WOODEN CEILINGS ARE OPEN AND DAMPEN THE REFLECTIONS OF SOUND. TO ALLOW EXTRA DAYLIGHT INTO THE FIRST FLOOR WITHOUT THE SUN SHINING DIRECTLY ONTO THE PIANO THERE ARE ROOF WINDOWS HIGH ABOVE THE STAIRS.
FURTHER BACK IS AN OPEN BEDROOM WITH BUILD IN CLOSET SPACE AND A BATHROOM. FROM THE BED THERE IS A VIEW OVER THE MOUNTAINS BEHIND THE HOUSE. THE BATHROOM LAYS UNDER THE HEIGHTENED PART OF THE ROOF ABOVE THE ENTRANCE WITH THE WOODEN FACADE. THIS CONTRIBUTES TO THE LOOK OF THE HOUSE AND ACCENTS WHERE THE ENTRANCE OF THE HOUSE IS, BUT THE HIGHER ROOF ALSO MAKES EXTRA SPACE FOR A BATH WHERE ONE CAN RELAX AND ENJOY THE VIEW OUTSIDE OR DREAM AWAY GAZING UP AT THE MILKY WAY AT NIGHT.
