Rustic Double-Gabled Home Offers Amazing Views of the Majestic Norwegian Fjords

Norway-based <a href="http://www.sta.no/" target="_blank">Schjelderup Trondahl Architects</a> just completed work on a beautiful double-gabled home overlooking the fjords of Holmestrand. The contemporary M-shaped home is perched on top of a rocky cliff and manages to blend in seamlessly with the picturesque surrounding <a href="http://inhabitat.com/landscape-architecture" target="_blank">landscape</a>.

The two gabled wings of the structure are angled at 22 degrees, giving the home a rustic cabin feel on the outside and a multi-structured character inside.

The home sits on the edge of a protruding cliff and has an amazing 180 degree view of the sea to the east and of the expansive tree-filled landscape to the west.

The architects chose two main exterior materials for their ability to compliment the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/man-builds-spectacular-dream-home-in-the-norwegian-countryside/" target="_blank">Norwegian</a> landscape. The ground floor entrance features colored tile stone walls, while the rest of the exterior, including both roofs, are covered with burnt and brushed heartwood fir.

Interestingly, the architects implemented a Norwegian style of an ancient Japanese technique that preserves wood by charring it (<a href="http://inhabitat.com/prefab-dutch-shou-sugi-ban-house-features-a-low-maintenance-charred-timber-facade/" target="_blank">Shou-Sugi-Ban</a>) to make the exterior materials maintenance-free for years to come.

The many large windows throughout the house are made out of bulky <a href="http://inhabitat.com/juri-troy-architects-passive-wooden-house-in-austria-rests-peacefully-on-stilts/" target="_blank">oak frames</a>, and glass partitions were installed between some of the interior living rooms to take advantage of the natural light.

The luminous interior space has an expansive character thanks to the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/modern-coreten-steel-home-cuts-through-a-historic-railroad-cottage-in-the-netherlands/" target="_blank">complex angles</a> created by the gabled ceilings.