Emerging from a snow covered mountainside in Trollheimen Meldal, Norway is 118 SF of one Norwegian families home away from home. This ski cabin may be small in stature, but it is big in function, nostolgia and old-world charm. The goal was simple: built a low-maintenance structure that used only the modest footprint it needed to provide areas for sleeping, cooking, eating and grooming.
The cabin features sleeping areas for Bendik Manum and Annelise Bjerkanand and their two kids, has no electricity or running water. Low-maintenance is right!
The use of local materials such as low-travel pine for the interior and exterior finishes add to the cabin’s sense of place, and fit in with the family’s vision of crafting a design that embraces its place.
Inside the cabin you’ll find all the comforts of a traditional ski cabin, featuring exposed wood beams, insulated windows and a wood fire stove for low-energy heating.
Overhead lofts double as hanging space for clothing and tools. In a space of this size, double duty functionality is essential.
Storage madness! This family doesn’t need much, but they have ample space for that which they do.
This wood fire stove is about as old-school as it gets. 
The space is simple, yet charming and elegant. The use of a single finish material gives the space a desired uniformity.
photos c/o: Pasi Aalto
