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Situated at the threshold between a forested creek and the expansive views over the Nor wegian landscape, the design for this spa amplifies the intimate, the infinite, and the in-between. Dividing the program between two forms, the building separates the communal lodge from the restorative spa. This i s r e a l i ze d w i t h a w o o d e n f r a m e l o d g e r e s t i n g a c r o s s the peeled up ear th of the hillside in which the spa is embedded.
A s a c o m p r e h e n s i v e s t u d i o, t h e d e s i g n i n c l u d e d det ailed passive design strategies and energ y modeling in order to meet ultra-efficient energ y and sust ainability per formance requirement s. These t a r g e t s w e r e e xc e e d e d b y b a l a n c i n g a d a y l i g h t a n d c r o s s-v e n t i l a t i o n o p t i m i ze d f o r m w i t h t h e t h e r m a l benefits of an embedded structure in the hillside. To g e t h e r, t h e d u a l f o r m s i n t e r w e a v e t o c r e a t e a variety of spaces that suppor t diverse uses.
