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An Aluminium Cabin Reflects Norway’s Midnight Sun

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Totally and completely clad in glowing aluminum panels, architects JVA have created a northerly vacation home that is a symphony in silvers.

Sited overlooking Norway’s beautiful archipelago, the shimmering vacation home replaces a shabby cottage that previously occupied the site.

With its central sail inserted between angles on the seaside decks, and the cool northern light reflected from its surfaces, the cabin references the watery pleasures of sailing.

The central entrance sail is illuminated at night like a glowing beacon.

One side is subdivided into bathrooms, bedrooms and kitchen – while the other side is the large open living room.

The cabin is quite narrow, and light plays along its many surfaces of glass.

As the light changes over the day, this glowing facade too is altered in the ever shifting daylight.

In some lights there is an almost eerie effect.

The silvery cladding is not just for its gorgeous good looks though.

The aluminum is highly seawater resistant.

Surprisingly, even parts of the interiors are lined in the same material.

For the most part though, the architects indulge a more typical Scandinavian sensibility embracing the cool northern light.

The entire living space can be opened up to the cool fresh air of the archipelago.

Folding doors allow several of its facades to be completely folded back, creating a pavilion-like space.

A minimalistic outdoor shower greets those returning from a dip in the brisk waters of the archipelago.

The silvery cabin peeks over its rocky terrain, forming a contrast in textures with the matte grey stone.

Altogether a delightful vacation retreat in Norway’s northern climes.