The Green Roof on Their Icelandic Cabin Blends With the Forest Floor
A family’s country retreat is designed to further blur into its setting with walls of windows and natural wood finishes.
A family’s country retreat is designed to further blur into its setting with walls of windows and natural wood finishes.
Wanting an occasional break from the city, Hákon and Lilja started looking for a place they could escape to. "It was important for us to have a retreat where we could disconnect from the fast pace of urban life and immerse ourselves in nature," Hákon says. The Reykjavík residents imagined something in the countryside where they could relish Iceland’s short-but-sweet summers, and in colder months, peer out from wide windows. "Somewhere we could experience the changing seasons from our living space," adds Lilja.
Reykjavíc residents Hákon and Lilja built a cabin outside the city that provides them with a slower pace. The exterior is Norway spruce, the windows are from Velfac, and the sliders are from Schuco.
Photo by Nanne Springer
"The nest," what architect Glám Kím calls the home’s glass-wrapped second level, sits directly above the living room.
Photo by Nanne Springer
In the living room, an Artek daybed is covered in Helios dark green fabric from Johanna Gullichsen.
Photo by Nanne Springer
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