Dörte Cabin

Dörte Cabin

Category: Residential
Location: Femund, Norway
Status: Unbuilt | Conceptual
Designers: Ahmad Eghtesad, Nastaran Fazeli
3D Modeling and Visualization: Ahmad Eghtesad
Software: Archicad, 3ds Max, Corona, Adobe Photoshop
Year: 2023

Every architectural project is a response to various issues, situations, and parameters. These parameters can be physical and measurable or unnoticeable. On the other hand, a topic that is used and welcomed more than ever today is the relationship between humans, nature, and architecture. The relationship between the environment and architecture can have costs and consequences indirectly. These costs may be visible over the years after construction.

Villa Dorte (In Greek: a gift of God) started with a specific goal, blending the boundary between the exterior and interior space. A solution that can define, limit, and open space at the same time.

Villa had to harmonize itself with nature, rather than attack and change nature because of it. When placing a building in an area like a paradise, the main task of the building has to connect the outside and inside to create a pleasant space for its residents.

This project is defined in different architectural sequences. Each of these sequences seeks to respect the natural environment that surrounds the building. Sequences that not only shape the building but also connect the interior space with the environment.

The cabin design starts its first sequence to respect the natural environment by being placed on columns connected to metal brackets inside the ground, which makes the building appear to be flying above the ground.

The building was formed by defining two main spaces in the second sequence. One is a private that act as the main space, and the other is a semi-private space.
The bedroom, kitchen, and living room are located in the private space. But the semi-private space is a flexible space that can use as a workspace or a guest bedroom.
The third sequence targets the exterior structure of the cabin to connect the interior space to the environment and tries to remove this boundary by adding private and public terraces.

The fourth sequence is for framing natural landscapes. With a stunning view of Lake Femund in front and an endless untouched forest behind, the windows act as live frames that merge nature and seasons with the interior.
In the final sequence, nature and trees shape the building, and the interior and exterior spaces become one. Parts of the terraces and the building that could cause the cutting of trees are opened and play the role of a natural atrium.

The beating heart of interior space is a pine tree between the living room and the kitchen, which not only separates these two spaces by creating two corridors in the north and south of the atrium but also combines them with pristine nature.

The living room is located in the west and has a fireplace and a window facing Femond Lake, creating a pleasant atmosphere for the residents.

The kitchen is located in the eastern part of the atrium. The kitchen cabinet was designed linearly without any wall cabinet to have a clear view of the Femund forest, and the dining table is next to the atrium with a window facing the lake.

In the southeast part of the cabin is the master bedroom. In this space, small elements play an emphasized role in the spatial position and emotions.

This space is a box with an opening facing the eternal view of the lake, a quiet place, and at the same time humble and modest with the natural environment.
To the north of the bedroom is the bathroom, which offers a view of the generous spruce trees, providing ultimate relaxation for residents.

Using local and natural materials in these spaces creates a feeling of being closer to nature.

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