A concrete cabin in the pines.
Two bedrooms, one fire and a cedar sauna twenty steps from the lake, two hours from the city. Close enough for a weekend, far enough to forget the week.
Built in 2023 where the Halden Valley road runs out.
A long box of board-formed concrete, black steel and glass, warmed from the inside by white oak and a fire that never quite goes out.
2023
Year built
Studio Halden
Architects
92 m²
All on one floor
Concrete & oak
Inside and out
Small cabin,
big quiet.
Close to everything that matters, and a long way from everything else.
4.97
“We came for the sauna and stayed for the silence. The fire was lit when we arrived.”
Maya K., October340
Metres to the lake
Down a pine-needle path to a private jetty.
12
Minutes to the trail
An easy walk to the Larch Ridge loop.
2
Hours from the city
The last twenty minutes on a gravel road.
From the door
to the sauna.
One long concrete room, opened up at the end that faces the lake, with a cedar sauna on the deck.
Entrance
Keypad entry, a boot bench and a hook for wet coats.
Kitchen
A concrete island for six and a window as long as the room.
Living & fire
Glass on three sides, the hearth in the middle.
Deck
Larch boards over the rock, facing the lake and the sunset.
Sauna
Cedar, wood-fired, twenty steps from the water.
Inside the cabin,
made for slow days.
Concrete walls that hold the warmth, oak where your hands and feet land, and a window wherever there is something to see.
Living & fire
Glass on three sides and a concrete hearth that holds the heat all night.
The concrete kitchen
A cast island, a long window and a proper espresso machine.
The forest bedroom
Linen, blackout blinds and the pines right at the glass.
The fern bath
A deep tub in front of a window full of ferns.
Fire, water
and plenty of quiet.
Everything that matters is already here: heat, water, quiet and a view. Everything else is a short walk away.
A fire, always
A concrete hearth inside and a fire pit on the rock outside. Firewood is stacked every morning and the first fire is laid before you arrive.
Sauna and cold plunge
Cedar sauna on the deck, the lake twenty steps below it.
Fibre wifi, no TV
Fast enough to work from, quiet enough not to.
Self check-in
A keypad, a welcome note and a laid fire. Arrive at any hour.
Dogs welcome
One dog, a boot room and a hose for muddy paws.
Trails from the door
The Larch Ridge loop in twelve minutes, the lake path in five and the village bakery twenty minutes away by bike. Paper maps are in the hall.
Come for a weekend.
Stay for a week.
Longer stays cost less, and midweek the valley is at its quietest.
Seven nights, fifteen percent off.
Any week from December to March: snow on the roof, the fire lit before you arrive, and a sauna to come back to.
Book this stay
Three nights, pay for two.
Sunday to Thursday, the quietest days in the valley, with the window seat to yourself.
Book this stayPines, rock
and a lake.
Granite slabs, old pines and cold, clear water three hundred metres down the path.
Concrete outside, fire inside, and nothing to do but watch the weather come over the ridge.
Ida and Jonas, your hosts