These new holiday rentals on the small island of Stokkøya fulfill a modernist dream. The island, located in the middle of the country, has risen in popularity recently due to the very untraditional style of entrepreneurs Roar Svenning and Toril Langklopp. They already run a popular restaurant on the waterfront, a glass box stranded on the white beach nearby. Their latest addition is a linked set of concrete and glass subterranean apartments which mix comfort and raw industrial style.
In the spirit of the late architect Richard Neutra, the buildings seek to erase the boundaries between indoor and outdoor space. They are designed to exist in harmony with the surrounding environment and minimise any natural footprint. Overlooking the ocean and covered in vegetation, futuristic domes peak up through the grass roofs to sift daylight in trough large concrete pipes.
Each interior is unique, combining design classics with vintage furniture. Fine Art students from HDK, Gothenburg contributed artwork and one-off pieces of furniture, but nothing is more stunning than the architecture itself, the unpolished concrete, the massive pipe of light piercing through the ceiling, and the simplicity of clear glass fronting the sea.
Fab 40: Stokkoya Resort, Norway
Michel Zobel’s first collection of fine Jewellery for Acne
Michel Zobel’s first collection of fine Jewellery for Acne
Michel Zobel’s first collection of fine Jewellery for Acne
Michel Zobel’s first collection of fine Jewellery for Acne

Bo Bech’s Bakery, Denmark
Bo Bech’s Bakery, Denmark
Bo Bech’s Bakery, Denmark

LED powered lights by Finnish company, Character

LED powered lights by Finnish company, Character
Amager Bryghus, Brewpub and Nørrebro Bryghus in Copenhagen

Nimb Brewery, Copenhagen
Nimb Brewery, Copenhagen
The Karriere Bar, Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District
The Crowd at Jolene, Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District
Eyewear from Han Kjobenhavn, Denmark
Eyewear from Han Kjobenhavn, Denmark
Eyewear from Han Kjobenhavn, Denmark
Eyewear from Han Kjobenhavn, Denmark
Eyewear from Han Kjobenhavn, Denmark
Eyewear from Han Kjobenhavn, Denmark
Eyewear from Han Kjobenhavn, Denmark
Eyewear from Han Kjobenhavn, Denmark

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm
Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm
Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm
Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

The Zerhouse Project by Huus Og Heim Architects, Norway

The Zerhouse Project by Huus Og Heim Architects, Norway
The Zerhouse Project by Huus Og Heim Architects, Norway

The Zerhouse Project by Huus Og Heim Architects, Norway
Haugen Zohar’s Norweigen turf hut inspired playhouse, Norway
Haugen Zohar’s Norweigen turf hut inspired playhouse, Norway

Oslo’s National Library by Longva Architects, Norway

Oslo’s National Library by Longva Architects, Norway
Luxury leather luggage from Mismo, Denmark
Luxury leather luggage from Mismo, Denmark
Luxury leather luggage from Mismo, Denmark
Luxury leather luggage from Mismo, Denmark
Luxury leather luggage from Mismo, Denmark
The Knut Hamsun Museum by Steven Holl, Norway
The Knut Hamsun Museum by Steven Holl, Norway

Hearning Museum of Contemporary Art by Steven Holl, Denmark

Hearning Museum of Contemporary Art by Steven Holl, Denmark

The Knut Hamsun Museum by Steven Holl, Norway

Hearning Museum of Contemporary Art by Steven Holl, Denmark

Hearning Museum of Contemporary Art by Steven Holl, Denmark

Hearning Museum of Contemporary Art by Steven Holl, Denmark

SIS Deli & Cafe, Finland

SIS Deli & Cafe, Finland

SIS Deli & Cafe, Finland
Stokkoya Resort by Svenning and Langklopp, Norway. Photograph courtesy of Anniken Zahl Furunes
Stokkoya Resort by Svenning and Langklopp, Norway. Photograph courtesy of Anniken Zahl Furunes
Stokkoya Resort by Svenning and Langklopp, Norway. Photograph courtesy of Anniken Zahl Furunes
Stokkoya Resort by Svenning and Langklopp, Norway. Photograph courtesy of Anniken Zahl Furunes
Stokkoya Resort by Svenning and Langklopp, Norway. Photograph courtesy of Anniken Zahl Furunes
Stokkoya Resort by Svenning and Langklopp, Norway. Photograph courtesy of Anniken Zahl Furunes
Stokkoya Resort by Svenning and Langklopp, Norway. Photograph courtesy of Anniken Zahl Furunes
Stokkoya Resort by Svenning and Langklopp, Norway. Photograph courtesy of Anniken Zahl Furunes
Stokkoya Resort by Svenning and Langklopp, Norway
Tres Bien beauty shop, Sweden

Tres Bien beauty shop, Sweden

Tres Bien beauty shop, Sweden

Tres Bien beauty shop, Sweden
Tres Bien beauty shop, Sweden
Zenvo ST1 supercar, Denmark
Zenvo ST1 supercar, Denmark
Zenvo ST1 supercar, Denmark