Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Tverrfjellhytta





Image Credit: Sn�hetta, Ketil Jacobsen, diephotodesigner, Archdaily


Apparently, "Tverrfjellhytta" is Norwegian for "Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion". Its amazing how Norwegian can turn something so simple (in English) to something seemingly unpronounceable via phonetics.


That aside, Snohetta's scuptural observation booth is truly quite beautiful, and it would be difficult to imagine anything else in such a setting. Nature itself seems to surround the the structure's visitor even within the structure, where the sculptural woodwork of the otherwise oblong structure mimics the strong, vast exterior it is in. It's almost spiritual, both the building and the scenery, as if one were closer to God, freed from life.