Dec 19, 2014 6:30 AM

Gallery: If Cavemen Had CAD, This Is the Home They'd Design

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This striking modern cabin harkens back to our ancestors' dwellings in several clever ways.
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Built by Norse firm Atelier Oslo, it was built as one continuous indoor space, with walls curving seamlessly into the ceiling.

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At the center is a hearth. It orients the whole home experience around fire.
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Two large windows give an unobscured look at the surrounding nature.

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The cabin's located in a woods about an hour's drive north of Oslo.
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The cabin nods to an earlier time, when our dwellings were more closely in touch with the elements.

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The floor plan.
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Another look at the central hearth, and the multi-layered floor, which closely follows the topography below.

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