Summer house Grøgaard and Slaattelid / Knut Hjeltnes

Summer house Grøgaard and Slaattelid / Knut Hjeltnes - Waterfront, WindowsSummer house Grøgaard and Slaattelid / Knut Hjeltnes - WindowsSummer house Grøgaard and Slaattelid / Knut Hjeltnes - BrickSummer house Grøgaard and Slaattelid / Knut Hjeltnes - Image 5 of 20Summer house Grøgaard and Slaattelid / Knut Hjeltnes - More Images+ 15

Kragero, Norway
  • Architects: Knut Hjeltnes
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Knut Hjeltnes
Summer house Grøgaard and Slaattelid / Knut Hjeltnes - Windows, Forest
Courtesy of Knut Hjeltnes

Summer house Grøgaard and Slaattelid / Knut Hjeltnes - Door
Courtesy of Knut Hjeltnes

The rock formation of the site is left completely intact. A rectangular concrete terrace is erected, and on top of that 7 differently shaped massiv wood slabs are placed to create both indoor and covered outdoor rooms. The 7 slabs are covered with a partially curved roof made of 2”x4”.

Floor Plan

The ceiling is painted in lively colours, a tribute to the traditional houses in the area. All the outer timber are left untreated, turning grey over time.

Both the grey colour and the shape makes the summer house almost invisible from a distance, echoing the atmosphere in “the summerhouse”, a short story by Norwegian author Johan Borgen.


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Cite: "Summer house Grøgaard and Slaattelid / Knut Hjeltnes" 02 Apr 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/490068/summer-house-grogaard-and-slaattelid-knut-hjeltnes> ISSN 0719-8884

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