This striking modern cabin harkens back to our ancestors' dwellings in several clever ways.photo:Lars Petter Pettersen

Today’s houses exist largely to insulate us from the natural world, but there was a time when our dwellings were closely tied to the elements. We settled on terrain that protected us from predators; we huddled around fires; we cleared caves. This clean modern cabin in Norway is hardly a hole in the side of a mountain, but it does harken back to some of those more primitive domestic concerns in clever ways. Call it caveman modern.

Designed by Norse firm Atelier Oslo, the house sits in the Krokskogen forests, about an hour drive northwest of Oslo. Seen from above, it has a rough Greek cross shape, its four wings jutting from a central point. Outside, this creates spaces shielded from the wind......Continue Reading

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