Residential · 2024
House on a Slope
A 140 m² family house stepped down a 1:4 slope, with every room facing the fjord and a stair that doubles as a reading room.
Architect, ARB
Small buildings, long lives. Timber, daylight and good corners to sit in.
Oslo · Copenhagen
- Oiled oak
- Lime plaster
- Travertine
- Blackened steel
- Linen
- Terracotta
The studio
Berg Arkitekter is a studio of five. We design houses, cabins and small public buildings, mostly in timber and mostly on difficult sites.
We work slowly at the start and quickly at the end: months of drawing and models, then a build that surprises nobody.
Selected projects
Cabin · Private · 2023
Sun Path Cabin
A cabin cut and angled so the low winter sun reaches the kitchen table from 10:40 to 13:15.
Public · Bergen Kunsthall · 2022
Light Studio
A pavilion of four volumes for artist residencies, built in eleven weeks from cross-laminated timber.
Interior · Private · 2021
Oak Room
A flat renovation built around one long oak bench.
How we work
1
New houses & cabins
From site visit to keys, including planning applications.
2
Feasibility studies
What your site can hold, and what it should.
From NOK 45,000
“Jonas spent three days on our hillside before drawing a line. The house feels like it was always there.”