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Proposal for a cabin made of local stone and timber, its roof covered with solar panels, rooted in its surroundings. All existing trees and rocks will be preserved. The cabin will be heated by the sun's energy and cooled by natural ventilation. This cabin with panoramic views over the fjord towards south and east grows from the rocky site from which it emerges. Formed and positioned like one of the 'svalberg' rocks itself, it rises up from out of the landscape and lifts up over the cliff to view the water below. Windows, bookshelves and benches are carved into its thick laminated timber walls, whose weathered grey color blends with the cliffs.

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The existing rocks will be used and exposed whenever possible (the shower wall and floor, and parts of the bedroom walls). In order to obtain unobstructed views of the horizon from the protected courtyard, a sunken living room area which exposes the existing rocks is carved into the floor.

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The architecture is driven by two main parameters: the creation of a circulation path directed along the existing stairway carved through the rocks, and private wind-protected living/dining areas with views over the horizon. A dining/sunbathing courtyard protected from the wind by the see-through cabin, is angled to frame unobstructed views of the horizon,