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The best retreats on the planet have the capability to make you feel you have been flung down Alice\u2019s proverbial rabbit hole, as though you’ve been sucked into another universe entirely. Now, architect Espen Folger\u00f8 has taken this sensation to whole new level, compelling anyone who wishes to take in the incredible views from his Norwegian cabin to crawl through a veritable vortex of curved timber cladding first.<\/p>\n

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Via Domus<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Tubukuba Mountain Hub was designed by Folger\u00f8 in collaboration with students from the Bergen School of Architecture, who were tasked with experimenting with timber and aimed to push its material properties to their natural limits. The sculptural elevation is constructed from shavings of pine, leftovers from a local sawmill. They were soaked in hot water to increase their flexibility, before being bent into shape and layered up to form the tubular entrance.<\/p>\n

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Via Domus<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

The remaining three elevations are composed of a contrasting charred wood and floor-to-ceiling glazing, while the interior of the cabin was lined with plywood, with integrated furniture forming seating, a raised bed, and an enclosed bathroom. The building is entirely off-grid, with a small wood-burning stove providing much needed heat for those staying over on the remote mountaintop.<\/p>\n

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Via Domus<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

The team wanted to create architecture that prioritized the young over adults, so they designed an entrance with shrunken dimensions that would enable children to enter through the tunnel much more easily than fully-grown people. Folger\u00f8\u2019s main aim, though, was to achieve that \u2018rabbit hole\u2019 effect: \u201cmost importantly it creates a spatial sequence where you enter a tiny hole and come out on the other side to a spectacular view\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Via Domus<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

The sculptural qualities of the cabin\u2019s entrance bring to mind the work of Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira, who recently installed a monstrous tangle of timber roots in a S\u00e3o Paulo gallery.<\/p>\n

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Via Bored Panda<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cTransarquitetonica\u201d was large enough to walk through, and was formed from a patchwork quilt of reclaimed timber in various states of weathering and decay.<\/p>\n

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Via Bored Panda<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

The vortex-like appearance of Folger\u00f8\u2019s entrance also echoes the surreal urban artworks of American duo Dan Havel and Dean Ruck.<\/p>\n

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Via IndieGogo<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Their startling project \u201cInversion\u201d caused quite a stir when it appeared in suburban Houston in 2005: the artists created the funnel-like installation as a final farewell to the condemned property, which was torn down just a few weeks later.<\/p>\n

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Via Momentos<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Looks like someone tried to divide by zero<\/a> again\u2026<\/p>\n

Yours down the rabbit hole,<\/p>\n

The Angry Architect<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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