{"id":1243,"date":"2025-04-11T18:38:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T18:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.camperscorner.net\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2025-04-18T18:09:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T18:09:56","slug":"the-green-roof-on-their-icelandic-cabin-blends-with-the-forest-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.camperscorner.net\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/the-green-roof-on-their-icelandic-cabin-blends-with-the-forest-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Green Roof on Their Icelandic Cabin Blends With the Forest Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"subtitle\">A family\u2019s country retreat is designed to further blur into its setting with walls of windows and natural wood finishes.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.camperscorner.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/the-exterior-of-the-home-is-clad-in-norway-spruce-all-of-the-windows-are-from-velfac-with-the-sliders-from-schuco.jpg\" height=\"1067\" width=\"1600\" alt=\"The exterior of the home is clad in Norway spruce. All of the windows are from Velfac, with the sliders from Schuco.\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Wanting an occasional break from the city, H\u00e1kon and Lilja started looking for a place they could escape to. &#8220;It was important for us to have a retreat where we could disconnect from the fast pace of urban life and immerse ourselves in nature,&#8221; H\u00e1kon says. The Reykjav\u00edk residents imagined something&nbsp;in the countryside where they could relish Iceland\u2019s short-but-sweet summers, and in colder months, peer out from wide windows. &#8220;Somewhere we could experience the changing seasons from our living space,&#8221; adds Lilja.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwell.com\/article\/hvalfjordur-glama-kim-family-cabin-floor-to-ceiling-windows-c4623fb9\/7315149385616068608\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.camperscorner.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/the-exterior-of-the-home-is-clad-in-norway-spruce-all-of-the-windows-are-from-velfac-with-the-sliders-from-schuco-1.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"The exterior of the home is clad in Norway spruce. All of the windows are from Velfac, with the sliders from Schuco.\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p>Reykjav\u00edc residents H\u00e1kon and Lilja built a cabin outside the city that provides them with a slower pace.&nbsp;The exterior is Norway spruce, the windows are from Velfac, and the sliders are from Schuco.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Nanne Springer<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwell.com\/article\/hvalfjordur-glama-kim-family-cabin-floor-to-ceiling-windows-c4623fb9\/7315149433846370304\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.camperscorner.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/the-birds-nest.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"480\" alt=\"The &quot;bird&#x27;s nest\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p>&#8220;The nest,&#8221; what&nbsp;the Gl\u00e1ma-K\u00edm team&nbsp;calls the home\u2019s glass-wrapped second level, sits directly above the living room.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Nanne Springer<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwell.com\/article\/hvalfjordur-glama-kim-family-cabin-floor-to-ceiling-windows-c4623fb9\/7315149510849597440\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.camperscorner.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/in-the-living-room-an-artek-daybed-is-covered-in-helios-dark-green-fabric-from-johanna-gullichsen.jpg\" height=\"503\" width=\"600\" alt=\"In the living room, an Artek daybed is covered in Helios dark green fabric from Johanna Gullichsen.\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p>In the living room, an Artek daybed is covered in Helios dark green fabric from Johanna Gullichsen.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Nanne Springer<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>See the full story on Dwell.com: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwell.com\/article\/hvalfjordur-glama-kim-family-cabin-floor-to-ceiling-windows-c4623fb9\">The Green Roof on Their Icelandic Cabin Blends With the Forest Floor<\/a><\/b><br \/><span>Related stories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwell.com\/article\/6133478801582919680\">Following in Local &#8220;Laneway Housing&#8221; Tradition, Two Toronto Architects Craft Their Ideal Family Home<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwell.com\/article\/7309076015639101440\">A Wedge-Shaped Cabin Braces for Wind on the Chilean Coast<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwell.com\/article\/7308296775155449856\">Budget Breakdown: A Butter-Yellow, Swooped-Roof Houston Home Gets a Secret Addition for $507K<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A family\u2019s country retreat is designed to further blur into its setting with walls of windows and natural wood finishes. 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