Vernacular architecture on top of a mountain. Skygard Hytte by Mork-Ulnes Architects

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Project team
Structural engineer.- Bygg Konsulentene Øst. Interior designer.- Lexie Mork-Ulnes. Cabinetry and furniture.- Strønes Snekkerverksted.
Client
Lexie and Casper Mork-Ulnes.
General contractor
Area
Project size / Conditioned space.- 145 sqm. Parcel size.- 2,148 sqm.
Dates
Schematic design.- 2016. Construction start.- Summer 2017. Complete.- Fall 2019.
Materials
Interior walls.- Moelven pine paneling, Arctic finish. Interior ceilings.- Pine paneling, Arctic finish. Interior walls and ceilings / Sauna.- Aspen wood. Exterior cladding.- Gran skigard. Entryway cladding.- Untreated heartwood pine. Floors.- Moelven pine flooring, Arctic finish. Lighting.- Zangra 027. Cabinetry and built in furniture.- Pine 3-layer cross laminated timber panels, treated with Osmo 3111 hard wax. Structural system.- post and beam in CNC cut cross laminated timber; pine columns and beams.
Manufacturers
Windows and doors.- Nyhuset Bruk. Millwork / Kitchen cabinetry and Bath cabinetry.- Strønes Snekkerverksted. Kitchen countertop.- Solid pine, Strønes Snekkerverksted. Bathrooms / Walls.- Moelven pine paneling, Arctic finish. Bathrooms / Floors.- Pine slatted deck over rubberized waterproofing membrane. Bathroom fixtures.- Hansgrohe. Duravit.- Tapwell. Kitchen appliances.- Gaggenau. Kitchen fixtures.- KWC tap, Franke sink.
Furniture
All custom furniture designed by Lexie Mork–Ulnes and built by Strønes Snekkerversksted. Antique Norwegian farm table and chairs.- Finn.no.  Antique Norwegian storage bench.- Blomqvist Auction House.  Antique Norwegian wall cabinet.- Blomqvist Auction House. Antique Norwegian beds.- Finn.no,  rebuilt by Strønes Snekkerverksted. Grey sofa.- Hay, Mags Soft in Kvadrat Divina Melange. Cushions and blankets.- Røros Tweed and Hay. Painting.- Randi Mork Ulnes, Annex daybed.- Rastad og Relling.

Casper Mork-Ulnes. Mork-Ulnes Architects

Mork-Ulnes Architects was founded in 2005 by Norwegian-born Casper Mork-Ulnes, graduated with distinction with his Bachelor of Architecture from the California College of the Arts, then pursued a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design at the University of Clumbia , where she received the Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memory Award.

In 2015 he was named one of "California's Top Emerging Talents" by the California Council of the American Institute of Architects. He was selected by the National Museum of Norway as one of "Norway's most outstanding young architects" with the exhibition "Under 40. Young Norwegian Architecture 2013", and in 2019 he was nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Prize. In 2020, he received the Emerging Voices Award from The Architectural League of New York.
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