Category Archives: Architecture

Rooms: Kings, Queens and a summer’s day

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Marte Marie

There’s one thing you have to understand about Norway before I show you any more from this room, and that is that although we do not sprawl around in our birthday-suit on the beach or in public places, we are … Continue reading →

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Hallways: The in-between-room

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Marte Marie

On the second floor right after the “troll”-room there’s this fantastic hallway-room with a fireplace and the best view of the harbor in town! I strolled slowly through. I love that Oslo’s city hall is open every weekday to the … Continue reading →

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The perfect office

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Marte Marie

Today is packed and I’m just swinging by before I’m off to a 6 hour nude drawing class! I love just plugging in my headphones and draw away, so even if I’ll be completely done after 6 hours, I cannot … Continue reading →

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A petite garden house

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Marte Marie

What a great garden house, non? This little house is just perfect. It’s designed by the Colombia based architectural company Manuel Villa Arquitecto, and has the right amount of space for a leisure house at the end of ones garden or … Continue reading →

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Blog of the week

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Marte Marie

Need some inspiration? Want to Travel? Then you should head on over to this blog of the week. American boy and I just watched Sofia Coppola’s “Lost in Translation”, and I went down memory lane from when I lived in … Continue reading →

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Japanese architect

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Marte Marie

I have been thinking about churches lately, and while searching for charming churches around the world, one of my favorite architects came to mind. He is truly a Japanese genius. Simple, precise, surprising, light, soothing, pure, calming, and just beautiful … Continue reading →

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The Operahouse

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Marte Marie

A while ago I went to see the then new Opera house in Oslo designed by the hip and incredibly talented Norwegian Architects from Snøhetta. It is built to represent a mountain. One you can walk on and enjoy from … Continue reading →

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