This story was originally published in Dwell’s December/January 2016 issue.

Alone by a small lake amid a virtually untouched mountain range in western Norway, the Bjellandsbu, a 376-square-foot hunting cabin, is the far-flung prefab of which many dream. For Snøhetta, the firm that designed the retreat for finance guru Osvald Bjelland, building here necessitated a flexible approach that prioritized locally sourced materials.

Initially told he could only visit the site via helicopter, photographer James Silverman had to remain adaptable as well, clambering across frozen streams, snow banks, and sheets of ice on horseback to reach the cabin. The resulting image underscores the sublime beauty of the project and its surroundings, as well as the fortitude of all involved.