"Home on a Hill by Pirinen & Salo rises above the shoreline of Lake Inari in northern Finland, shaped by the client's desire for economy and an unbroken relationship with the surrounding landscape. The dwelling's form is at once compact and open, and responds directly to the terrain and the long northern light. The exterior carries the presence of a cabin from the Savo region, translated with deliberate irregularity. Spruce board cladding, left untreated, takes on gradual shifts in tone"
"Two chimneys of dissimilar height accentuate the building's quiet asymmetry, giving the hilltop structure a grounded and familiar presence. The team at Pirinen & Salo approached the home as a study in efficient building, arranging essential rooms around a double-height living area to keep volume and mechanical systems concentrated. A local factory produced the main structural elements, while builders from the nearby village completed the assembly, reinforcing the project's connection to its immediate community."
Home on a Hill sits above Lake Inari in northern Finland, shaped by a brief for economy and an unbroken relationship with the landscape. The compact yet open form responds to terrain and long northern light, while exterior references a Savo-region cabin through untreated spruce cladding that slowly weathers. Two chimneys provide quiet asymmetry. Essential rooms are organized around a double-height living space to concentrate volume and systems. Main structural elements were factory-produced and locally assembled. Rising material costs led to OSB interior cladding and seamless white polyurethane flooring, creating visual continuity and calm within a modest footprint.
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