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absolutely love it!

nary a bit of clutter. just the essentials.

real living.

So, where do I shit? Do young people not eat, poop or shower in Norway? God they're sooo progressive....

What a stupid comment. Jeez.

The last line may have been unnecessary, but it's a fair question. Is there a second structure with eating & bathroom facilities? I see huge panes of glass on three walls and a curved rear that seems to make up the fourth side of the room.

This would be a great guest house on a large lot. As a primary abode, I'd go a bit bigger, but this is still an awesome design.

"So, where do I shit? Do young people not eat, poop or shower in Norway? God they're sooo progressive...."
posted by nickinseattle on 2008-08-25 20:30:01

The same place they do in Seattle dickhead.

It is an architectural model. NOT THE REAL HOUSE. The bathrooms and others will be added on..as I am sure being young architects they can only afford so much land to showcase the design. If you want to know where to do your business, you may want to contact the architects to get further information on those plans, instead of calling out an entire country and its people in such a sarcastic and condesending manner. It is completely ignorant to do such and very uncalled for.

It's basically an over-designed tent. I mean, it's gorgeous design, but not very cozy.

In this situation, I'd just swap out the furniture and add a nice rug. The wet atmosphere is making me chilly just looking at the photo.

PS If I'm going to stay in such nice lodging, I'd rather not have to shit in the woods in the middle of the night.

Honestly, it looks like my ikea fouton threw up on the bank of a fjord in norway. If it's not practical, it's not much. You need things to inspire people. The design is nice, the setting is beautiful and I would love to spend a summer there, but I would also like to "do my business" somewhere other than the woods (especially if I'm spending a bundle on the "design"). It wouln't hurt to be able to cook up some food every once in a while too.

http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-tinyhouse.artaug12,0,6447168.story

Nice look---rather not have the curved wall. Seems like a lot of floor space taken away just for the effect.
Also feels like termite heaven to me. Would also rather be along a lake and not what appears like a river.

Where is the washroom?

Nick... That was the first thing I said aft "WOW, COOL"... though a little less abrasive... more like LaurieLu and "where is the washroom?"

My camping experiences say at least 200 yards from the water ;)

Beautiful space, thanks for sharing :)

i want. i think it's a gorgeous alternative to tents, or a night in the wilderness. i love their style of design. kind of makes me hot, haha.

With a bathroom & kitchenette, it would be perfect.

If you flipped it upside down you'd have more floor space!

cool looking box

maybe its easier to make these kind of designs when you omit practicalities

About 6 weeks ago an article with photos ran in the Seattle Times entitled, "Not Your Grandfather's Storage Shed" which featured 3 companies that make studios, guest cottages, summer homes, storage spaces, what-have-you, somewhat like this design but w/practical, simple clean lines -- and affordable. They can be modular to fit the size you choose.

Oh, and you can order them w/kitchens and bathrooms ;-)

What is up with the hostility over this piece? It's an architectural model. Yes, does it serve a little function of a small cabin in the woods? I just see the responses don't appreciate looking at something beautiful which was designed with respect for nature. Is it expensive, doesn't have a bathroom? That's not what we're looking at. A couple months ago, everyone wanted to live in the carriage house and the gypsy caravan! Those were rentals for photographic purposes only, not to live or camp.

I hate when people miss the point - the design, when something actually interesting comes up on this blog, you shoot it down with pistols. Short-sighted vision. It's architecture, it's unfurnished right in its current state, because it's what is called a fucking *example*. Impressively, the architects financed this project themselves to showcase their work, not to give you someplace to poop!

Well yeah but if anyone's actually supposed to buy one of these things and use it, they're probably going to want a bathroom. I'd want to see what a functional model is *really* going to look like. They wouldn't have to have working plumbing or kitchen fixtures. For me it's function over form, and the real challenge is making a space that works. This is just a space.

i love the way it looks like it washed ashore...but i have to agree with everyone else...my first reaction was "i want one!" second..."where do i..." kind of just a fancy tent. and if we're going for low-impact, well, i think the tent wins there, too.

I want to have parties in here !

I seem to be the only one who enjoyed NickInSeattle's comment.

I understand that design isn't always about usability, but I mean, come on, a bathroom is a pretty important selling feature, IMHO. As whytephoenix stated, people are going to want to see how a bathroom/kitchenette would fit into the design before they seriously consider buying this. And personally KTG, I feel like your comment complaining about hostility was one of the more hostile ones. I thought Nick's was more funny and silly than angry.

That's only because so many people were so quick to dismiss the quality and effect the design, just sounded so ignorant and unhappy. I'm looking at it like an example of a design aesthetic. You're looking at "would I live there?" Yes, that building is completely stupid to look at and dream on because if someone doesn't conceive the bathroom for you, it's a total mistake. I just love the way it's shaped into the land and the woods there.

The WOOD people would come out at night and look into the windows and party on your deck---it would be really hard to sleep with all that going on. Some of them would knock on the glass and want to use your bathroom also!

There may be another reason besides this being a model. When I was an exchange student in Norway, many moons ago, I stayed at some friends' cabins, some of which had out houses and no running water. I was told that depending on where they are located, there are some restrictions to permanent plumbing and other conveniences in natural areas. The views made up for it!

KTG, by the way, I do agree with the hostility thing for the most part though, it always seems like so many people who comment on here say things that are just plain hurtful and unnecessary, especially when it has to do with house tours or posts about normal readers' homes. Some poor person is always proudly posting pictures of their house and it seems there's always some jerk who has to say something like, "Everything about this is ugly."

Ok, so it's an art object, but it isn't really a house.

The title of the post calls it a house, which to my admittedly Western-centric thinking implies a kitchen and a bathroom. The post also explained that the designers couldn't get anyone to buy their design, so maybe the Norwegians want a kitchen and bathroom too.

I wouldn't want that slanted wall. It seems like a waste of space--not even shelves on it? Come on!

I agree with complicatedshoes.

Wow....29 comments and all i had to do was ask where would someone poop?

Let me say firstly, my comment indeed came off as somewhat meaner than I intended. It was meant to be more playful and less mean. My apologies to anyone who got injun underpants (they're creeping up the trail!) after reading my comment.

Secondly, I'm glad others are as passionate about poop as I am. Poop in America is a serious issue, because our poop affects the poop of other nations in our international poop community. Some think poop is fine the way it is, while others are crying out for change. They want some young blood to shake up a stagnant world of poop. No matter what your position is on poop, it's undoubtedly shitty, and I'm glad apartment therapy has taken the time to create a forum for this awfully crappy conversation.

Finally, I hold no hostility towards anyone who says I'm full of shit and thinks I'm a dickhead. That's what's beautiful about this anonymous series of tubes.

P.S. Oh and for the record, Portland and San Francisco are 293,430,394,823x more smug than Seattle will ever be. It's science.

And where's the garage? I mean, come on. If I can't drive straight into my house what's the point. Hell, I don't even see a driveway. How are you supposed to lead a normal life when you can't even drive up to the house? I bet you have to walk on a trail or something. Are these people neanderthals up there in Norland? Haven't they heard of modern conveniences? This is as crazy as those ridiculous Japanese houses for drinking tea. No garages on those either. Not no crappers neither. Foreigners are straight crazy.

Magic outhouse out back. Norwegians are very outdoorsy and can cope with that.

Bucket and Chucket

All it needs is a Japanese soaking tub set into the floor, either at the foot of the bed or out on the deck. Then a kitchenette built into the curve of the wall...a few feet of floating wooden counter the same wood as the wall with slim drawers underneath a small bar sink and two burner gas cooktop. On demand hot water heater and propane tank located outside. A short walk to the zen style wooden outhouse. Lovely :-)

ooohhhhh, i want it. :-)

i want to cook over a fire, and wash in the water ...

(this clearly is a summer place like going camping, people, so RELAX!!!)