Tiny one-room timber cabin boasts picturesque lakeside views in Norway

A quiet and modest meditative retreat has popped up on the lakeshore of a remote forest in Isdammen, Norway. Designed by Norwegian architect <a href="http://www.marianneborge.com" target="_blank">Marianne Borge</a>, the Woody15 is a tiny one-room cabin that makes up for its no-frills design with picturesque views of a small lake and dense surrounding forest. The small structure was constructed from 29 <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/cross-laminated-timber/" target="_blank">cross-laminated timber</a> planks for easy assembly and disassembly.

Natural light pours into the wooden structure through large glazed windows. In these pictures, an orange light plugged into an external power source illuminates the interior.

Elevated atop concrete plinths, the 188-square-foot cabin sits lightly on the landscape.

Although Woody15 is unsuitable as a permanent house on its own—the structure lacks a kitchen, bathroom, and electricity—it could serve as an annex or as temporary nature retreat.

A small wood-burning stove heats the cabin.

Its untreated wooden facade blends into the natural surroundings.

The glass sliding doors located at the front of the structure frame views of the small lake and forest.

Norwegian design-build firm Massiv Lust produced Woody15’s cross-laminated timber elements.