High above the city of Bergen in Norway sits the Tubakuba cabin, which boasts a very unusual, vortex-like entryway

Made up entirely of glass and wood, staying overnight in the cabin is free for families with young children

The interior is made of plywood, while the exterior is crafted from burnt larch that has been treated with a traditional Japanese method called Shou Sugi Ban to prevent fungal decay.
It’s the portal-like entrance that’s really something special, however, made up of curved shavings of pine and untreated larch, which will turn gray with time.

The interior is made of plywood and has floor to ceiling windows along one side to allow guests to experience the breathtaking views

There is no electricity and the cabin’s amenities are basic with only a wooden stove, bare wooden platforms and lofted sleeping space

To reach the inside of the 14-square-metre cabin, everyone must crawl through the house’s ‘black hole’ tunnel entrance
Best of all, for families with young children, it’s free to stay overnight in the playful space.
The 14-square-metre cabin offers basic amenities, such as a wood stove, bare wooden platforms and a lofted sleeping area.
There’s no electricity, but the property is so small that it doesn’t require much heating.
And it’s the view that guests truly stop by for: large windows overlooking the rocky mountainside give visitors the impression that they are ‘floating’ above the valley below.

Every detail of the tunnel was considered, right down to the the use of untreated larch wood, which will turn gray with time

These drawings show exactly how the architecture students envisioned guests relaxing in the lofted sleeping spaces

Referred to as a ‘wooden bubble,’ the property has since been nominated for a European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture

Sketching was an important part of the students’ learning process and helped them identify structural problems and solutions

The tuba-like tunnel is not just a way to reach the cabin’s interior, it’s also a play space in and of itself for children if the hut is closed

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