On Norway's coast, a 12-mile stretch of the Hustadvika shoreline faces the shallow waters of a fjord—dangerous for ships but home to many small, picturesque islands and reefs. From the land, the views are beautiful. It would be a shame to destroy the vantage with bulky garden outbuildings at the edge of your property. Solution: see-through sheds.
Clients who own a a summerhouse property at water's edge in Norway asked Oslo-based architects Rever & Drage to create three small garden outbuildings: a tool shed, a rain shelter, and a camping area. When the sheds' doors roll open, the trio, which we spotted via Dezeen, frame the view of a nearby narrow inlet with high cliffs.
Photographs by Tom Auger via Dezeen.
Above: Three wooden buildings surround a wood deck at the edge of a client's summerhouse property.
Above: The architects sprayed the wood with a coating of tar—traditionally used to waterproof boats—to protect it from the salt spray on the northwest coast of Norway.
Above: Double doors on two sheds slide open. The sheds' rear walls are glass panels and reveal a view of the fjord.
Above: The largest building has a retractable roof that can slide forward to create an awning for the patio. Beneath the roof is a glass skylight; when it slides open, the open space below is still protected from rain.
Above: The underside of the retractable roof, which is powered by an electric motor.
Above: The doors on the main shed (R) fold back to open.
Above: For another clever Norwegian outbuilding, see Norwegian Wood: A Folding Ice Hut.
Above: Say the architects: "The final result is a Stonehenge-like place to be with its high and heavy features."
For another shed with rolling barn doors, see A Stylish Garden Shed With a Secret.