asBUILT 23 - Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk: Nipe Summer house (Upon Request)

In 2009, the summerhouse at Nipe in Risør, designed by Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk, was celebrated as the most important Norwegian modern “hytte” by the popular press. The small summerhouse is situated on a barren terrain, 70 meters from the shore-line and 20 meters above sea-level, touching the site on point foundations, its footprint tailored to the trees and vegetation. The adaption to local ecologies, the reflective spatial sequences, the tectonic character and the refined wooden detailing are all characteristics of the Oslo school in modern Norwegian architecture.