Split View Mountain Lodge (also occasionally called Havsdalen Holiday Home or Holiday Home Havsdalen) is an architecture project by the firm

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near the ski resort Havsdalen in

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. It won the 2016

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for ''Excellent Communications Design'' in Architecture. The house has also been the subject of coverage in architecture magazines including ''EK'' and ''Plain''. It was commissioned in 2011 by a private client to be a

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, to be built with 4 bedrooms. The building has been praised for integrating into its landscape and being a good example of

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Norwegian architecture. The home's

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splits into 2 living areas after the main wing. There is also a detached annex to accommodate guests. The

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is largely made from

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, which is a common feature of Norwegian architecture. The timber cladding was chosen because it will change color and become

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over time; an aesthetic choice.

References

Buildings and structures in Buskerud Buildings and structures completed in 2013 Hol, Norway {{Buskerud-geo-stub