The Norwegian Dream of the Mountain Cabin
08.09.2019Turid and Øivind wanted to build a log cabin in the Norwegian mountains. Turid is an architect and already had the drawings for a cabin ready before she got in touch with Kontio. ...
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The warmth of log is unique
16.05.2019Vanessa, an interior decorator, and her carpenter husband love wood. For their forested land in the Belgian Ardennes, they opted for a 350 m2 wooden home of Kontio’s log. Two ...
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Building your dream in Switzerland
15.04.2019Living in the Valais region in Switzerland means living in a well-preserved environment, surrounded by high mountain tops, close to mountain lakes, and enjoying clean air ...
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A log house country village on the shores of Lake Istra
07.02.2019Families who like to spend time together dreamed of having a holiday village of their own. Their dream came true when Kontio constructed the village for them on the shores of Lake ...
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Worried about climate change? Choose a log house!
03.02.2019Kontio log buildings have a modest carbon footprint. Did you know that timber walls are a great way to keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?
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A Design Hotel on the Arctic Circle
13.01.2019The Arctic TreeHouse Hotel in Rovaniemi, in the capital of the Finnish Lapland, provides an unique blend of luxury comfort in the heart of the Arctic nature, local Lappish ...
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Laura and Antti: “Feels like we’ve come home”
07.01.2019Laura and Antti Pöyskö have a peaceful feeling. The Pöyskö family have just moved in to their recently finished log home located by the sea in Oulu, in northern Finland. "This ...
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A wooden golf center and tourist resort in Japan
22.10.2018In Japan log houses are particularly popular because of their safety and structural resistance to earthquakes. Nidom Golf Center is located in Hokkaido, a location with ...
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Aurinkometsä - The Trendsetter
28.08.2018Early 2010 the Kontio Aurinkometsä (a forest of sun) was the first candidly modern log house. The house gave direction to the whole log building industry and it has been vastly ...
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