Refurbishment of cabin from 1957
2023
In 2021, Resell & Nicca were contacted by a family interested in exploring possibilities for further development of their cabin property in the coastal harbor of Ula, near Sandefjord. The property featured an existing cabin from 1957, designed by local architects Midttun and Skottun. The cabin was nicely nestled among the rocky outcrops on the property and had several distinctive qualities both externally and internally — including a main living area with balanced proportions and interesting spatial connections.
Rather than demolishing and building a new cabin, we wanted to explore how an older architect-designed cabin could be given new life by adding contemporary elements and solutions that could complement the old.
We wanted to maintain the cabin's original color theme, where ceiling planks and other selected interior components were painted in various coordinated color tones, and collaborated with manufacturer Toniton who supplied various interior components (including paint, sockets, cabinet handles, lighting fixtures, etc.).
In the ceilings of the bedroom wing, we have worked with Biri tapet — a traditional Norwegian hand sewn wallpaper that has been in production all the way back to the cabin's origin.
The exterior of the cabin has been preserved intact, with the exception of a couple of minimalistically designed new window openings on the rear side (facing away from the bayside).