The home's inset doors and windows create shelter from inclement weather, and provide secluded covered areas for gathering. "The lighter wood used in the insets is recycled from a shed that used to belong to my grandfather,
Inside, Pine walls and ceilings received a dark stain, as did Oak floors.
Inspired by origami, the primary roof of the house is animated through folding planes.
Kvitfjell Cabin floor plan
The glass pavilion rises into a peaked roof, one of the cabin's most distinguishing features.
The Barn Gallery faces southwest to a secluded waterfront bluff, and is surrounded by 4 acres of woodland and a private meadow.
Collection and filtration of rain water, and a focus on natural landscaping are integral parts of the Barn Gallery sustainable design philosophy. The rain garden (foreground) functions as a natural filtration system for stormwater runoff headed to the channel below, and is one of the most talked-about features.