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.