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Klitt Cabins

Jæren, 2023

Three dark timber cabins in dune grass under a blue sky

Three small cabins set low among the dunes.

Location

Jæren, Norway

Completed

2023

Area

3 × 34 m²

Type

Rental cabins

Client

Klitt Hytter

Photography

Maren Vik

The site

The dunes behind the beach at Jæren move a little every winter, and the grass that holds them in place is protected.

The three cabins stand in a hollow between dune ridges, placed where old fishing sheds once stood so no new ground was disturbed. They rest on timber piles above the sand, which lets the wind carry it underneath instead of piling it against the walls.

Weathered grey timber boards
Black rocks in white sea fog, in black and white
Sea fog over the shore rocks

The building

Each cabin is a simple timber gable, stained almost black, with its long side turned to the wind.

The roofs come low on the seaward side and lift toward the dunes, where a deep window looks into the grass. Inside are one room, a sleeping loft and a small bathroom, lined in pale spruce. The three are set at slight angles to one another, so no window looks into another and each guest has the beach to themselves.

Materials

Cladding

Spruce boards, stained black

Roof

Black corrugated steel

Foundation

Larch piles above the sand

Interior

Whitewashed spruce panels

Credits

Architects

Eirik Fjellheim, Tobias Lund

Engineer

Sola Konstruksjon, Sandnes

Builder

Brusand Tømmer, Bryne