Bjellandsbu / Snøhetta

In its mountainous setting just beside a lake, close to Åkrafjorden in the western part of Norway, the tiny Bjellandsbu lodge is only reachable on foot or by horseback. The location is completely unspoiled by human hands other than this structure. That’s why it was so important to architectural firm Snøhettato minimise the lodge’s visual and practical impact on its surroundings — via Dornob