A Casino Hotel in Norway, Planned Beneath the Midnight Sun

The Horizon Room is planned around a single idea: a long, low window set at the height of the bed, so the first thing you see on waking is the line where the sea meets the sky. The room is compact and quiet, finished in pale birch and silver timber, with a window seat deep enough to read in and a wool throw for cold evenings. The bathroom will be lined in light stone with a walk-in shower. In summer the window will hold the midnight sun low over the water; in winter, the blue hour. Linen blackout curtains are planned for every season.

Each Coast Room is planned for a corner of the lodge, with glass on two sides and the islands spread out beneath it. Placing the rooms at the corners means the view changes through the day as the light moves around the building. There will be an armchair and a reading lamp by the window, a grey stone shower under a rooflight, and a small balcony for a coffee above the water, even in the cold. The palette is soft and neutral, so the sea and the weather supply most of the colour. It is designed as a room for two who want to spend long hours simply looking out.

The Aurora Glass Suite is designed for the dark half of the year. Above the bed, a section of the roof will be glazed with insulated, snow-shedding glass, so on a clear night you can lie back and watch the sky. The northern lights can only be seen on clear nights in season, and there is no promise they will appear during any stay; a quiet night of stars is just as likely. A separate living room will have a fireplace and deep sofas, and the bathroom a tub beside a window onto the snow. Blinds will close the glass roof completely in the bright months.

Most hotels turn their best rooms to the south. The Midnight Sun Suite is planned the other way round: its corner living room faces north, where the summer sun travels low along the horizon at midnight. A terrace with two loungers will catch that light for hours. Because the summer night is bright, the bedroom will have heavy linen blackout curtains that close fully, and the layout keeps sleeping and living apart so one guest can rest while another watches the sky. A separate bathroom looks out to sea. A day bed makes room for a third guest.

The Sea Cabins are planned as separate houses on timber piles above clear, shallow water, each with integrated solar panels on its roof. Inside, a living room will have a window set almost at water level, so the sea seems to run under the floor. A private terrace will have steps straight down into the water for a cold plunge, and a sleeping loft under the roof makes space for a family of four. For guests who want a boutique luxury stay with a little distance from the main lodge, this is designed to feel like a home of your own on the coast.

The Island Residence will stand apart from the rest of the estate on a rocky headland, reached by a short path along the shore. It is planned as a small group of connected buildings, each with a solar roof, arranged around a sheltered courtyard. A great room with a wide window to the west will be the centre of the house, with a dining table for six and a kitchen for private dinners. Three bedrooms are planned. At the edge of the rock, a private cube-shaped sauna will hang above the sea, with a ladder down to the water for those who dare.