This elegant, black-painted cozy cabin near the Salamajarvi National Park in Finland was inspired by a traditional building in Lapland that locals would use as a safe place to store food outdoors away from bears and other wild animals.
The bolt-hole has been designed by a Finnish firm, Studio Puisto. And the idea behind this elevated cabin was to make those who are inside ‘feel immediately detached from everyday worries happening on the ground’. Raising the cabin also means having no touch or minimal touch ‘with nature below’. The cabin is ‘strategically positioned so that only a few trees needed to be taken down during construction.’
Inside the bolt-hole, there is a bed for two people, a bathroom, and a kitchenette with the interior matching ‘with that of a high-standard hotel room’.
According to Studio Puisto, ‘the exterior materials and coloring help blend the cabin into the surrounding nature and make it feel as if it has always belonged amidst the vertical rhythm of forest trees around it’.
Its noteworthy feature is its full-length window at the front of the cabin, which is designed to give you an open view of the surrounding nature. Also, the bathroom, shower, and kitchenette are all in a ‘rotating core in the middle of the cabin that also houses all tech (ventilation unit, air-source heat pump, water heater, and electrical switchboard)’.
‘The solution makes it possible to keep the other walls and ceiling surfaces of the cabin as clean as possible, which creates a harmonious overall interior.
‘In addition, the water, sewer pipes, and electrical cables all run to the Niliaitta prototype under the external staircase in an enclosure, similarly creating a clean exterior as well.’ Explains Studio Puisto.
The Cabin was built for a new resort called the Kivijärvi Resort. And it is the first accommodation unit built for Kivijärvi Resort and in the future, approximately 50 units are planned to be built. Also, an additional sauna and conference center building is to be built for the shoreline. And these structures will partially float above the water.
‘On an island in the lake, there will also be a bonfire, which is where all buildings in the entire Kivijärvi Resort area will be orientated towards. This not only acts as a central physical orientation point for the resort area but also a mental one that allows us an opportunity to focus on just the essentials.’
The bolt-hole is now available for guests. It costs 320 euros (£282/$383) a day in the low season that is in January, April, November, and December, and 380 euros (£335/$455) a day in the high season that is in February to March and May to October.
For reservation, visit Niliaitta.
Image Credits: Studio Puisto
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