The Once and Future Boathouse - Gardenista
Spotted on Designboom, a summer boathouse in Norway that is at once rustic and futuristic (indeed, it looks like it was rendered by a particularly ingenious video-game designer for a Myst-like fantasy world). No fantasy this: the boathouse is the work of Norwegian architecture firm Tyin Tegnestue, located in the township of Aure on the Norwegian coast. Photography courtesy of Tyin Tegnestue Architects. The building is striped with light, thanks to floor-to-roof-peak windows. The side facing the deck is composed of individual panels, lined with cotton canvas, which swing up to form an awning. Salvaged paneling lines the interior of the new, steel-framed structure; the windows were reclaimed from an old farmhouse. A hanging fire pit provides extra warmth on chilly days. The building sits lightly on the original bedrock. Steel fittings anchor the paneled windows. Norwegian pine cladding will weather to a gray patina.