Studio Puisto, founded in Helsinki in 2010 by architects Jakonen, Emma Johansson, Sampsa Palva, Heikki Riitahuhta and Willem van Bolderen, has designed a new resort within the Salamajärvi National Park in Finland. The Kivijärvi Resort will consist of 25 cabins hidden in the woods and a few days ago the first of them was unveiled. 

The Niliaitta looks like a small cabin entirely painted in black raised from the ground through a large central pillar. The name chosen comes from the ancient Niliaitta, in English “bear-cache”, which are wooden structures similar to stilts that allowed to keep food cool, preserving them longer, and at the same time preventing bears and other wild animals from eating them. 

Studio Puisto’s Niliaitta, instead of saving food supplies, saves man. It saves him from the chaos of the city, from stress, from noise and, through that feeling of freedom that you have only when you are elevated above the ground, it is a perfect place to find yourself and be in contact with nature.

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The exterior design, with the entire surface of wood, painted black allows the structure to hide among the trees, while for the interiors was chosen for both surfaces and furniture a type of very light wood. This choice was made both to give the sensation of a space larger than real, and to maintain the focus on the landscape visible from the huge window that occupies an entire facade of the structure.

Studio Puisto, however, also found a way to include all the necessary amenities, from heating to water to electricity, making the Niliaitta a true luxury suite where you can spend a unique stay.