House of hulda

Artist Residency — Andøya, Norway — 2024

A complete restoration of a 1950s Norwegian house, developed as an artist residency. The project sought to recover the character of the original building through materials, proportions and details sympathetic to its period.

Project

The restoration took the original architecture of the house as its starting point, retaining existing elements wherever possible and introducing new interventions designed to feel inherent to the building.

The kitchen was developed from the original 1950s design, reinstating details such as the tapered upper cabinets while retaining the existing stainless-steel sink and worktop. Formica was introduced alongside timber as a reference to the material language of the period.

Elsewhere, Ezra made built-in bedroom wardrobes in oak and oak veneer, an ash bathroom unit and a wall-mounted shelving system. The shelving was made from a Siberian larch log found locally as driftwood, which was dried for a year before being milled into planks.

This original shelving later became the basis for EM–04 Wall Shelving, subsequently developed by Ezra in solid pine.

Local, existing and reclaimed materials were used throughout the project wherever possible.

Design — House of Hulda
Furniture and fabrication — Ezra Meaden

A kitchen with wood cabinets, black backsplash, and a stainless refrigerator near large windows with yellow curtains. There is a wooden dining table with chairs and a hanging light fixture.
Close-up photo of a black wire grid storage basket, placed below an open wooden cabinet or shelf with visible wood grain and knots.
A wooden dining table with seven matching chairs in a well-lit room with large windows. A floating shelf holds books and decorative items, and an abstract painting adorns the wall. The room features natural wood accents and warm lighting.
A bedroom with a wooden wardrobe, a bed with a crumpled blanket, and a window with beige curtains revealing trees outside.
Close-up of wooden furniture pieces, including a bed frame and a nightstand, with a bed and a pillow in the background.
Wooden wardrobe with two doors and handles, beige curtains, and a window with sunlight in the room.
A bathroom with a window showing a landscape, a white sink with a wooden cabinet underneath, a mirror above the sink, a light fixture above the mirror, and a wooden door on the right side. There is a black and white striped towel hanging on a rack be
A striped towel hanging on a wooden towel rack in a bathroom with wood-paneled walls.
A bathroom with beige tiled walls and a large mirror above the sink. There is a window to the left with a view of a cloudy sky. A towel is placed on a wooden table below the sink. The bathroom is lit by a modern wall-mounted light fixture above the m
Interior of a bedroom with a wooden wardrobe, a window with yellow curtains, and a view of trees outside, with a wooden bed frame partially visible at the bottom.
Close-up view of a bedroom with white bed linens, two white pillows, a wooden headboard, a small bedside table, and a wooden wardrobe in the background. A framed landscape painting featuring mountains, trees, and a river hangs on the wall above the b
Empty wooden wardrobe with shelves and hanging space, located next to a window with yellow curtains.
A bedroom with a bed, a wooden nightstand, a wall-mounted black reading lamp, and a large wooden wardrobe. There is a small framed artwork on the wall near the bed.
Close-up of a wooden bed frame with a mattress on top, showing the natural wood grain and knots.
Close-up of wooden kitchen drawers with black knobs and a small wooden cutting board placed on top.
View of wooden cabinets with black knobs, set in a room with dark flooring.
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, a black countertop, a stainless steel sink, a window, and framed artwork on the wall.
View of a wooden kitchen cabinet with black knobs, a small stainless steel sink, and a kitchen counter with a black tiled backsplash. A mirror on the wall reflects a window with beige curtains, and part of the room with light-colored walls and wood f
A cozy dining room with a table covered in a white tablecloth, surrounded by wooden chairs. A bookshelf mounted on the wall holds books and decorative items, illuminated by a hanging pendant light. A window with golden curtains lets in natural light
A bathroom with a white sink on a wooden stand, beige tile walls, a large mirror, a window with a bamboo roll-up blind, and a view of snow-capped mountains outside.
A cozy bedroom with a wooden bed frame, beige bedding, and matching pillows. There are light beige curtains by a window and a framed landscape painting on the wall above the bed. Wall-mounted black lamps are next to the painting.
Wooden bookshelves with various books, decorative stones, a black vase with dried branches, a white table lamp, a small piece of art on the wall, a table with chairs in the foreground.
A bedroom with a wooden headboard, nightstand, and wardrobe, a bed with yellow bedding, a framed artwork on the wall, and a wall-mounted lamp and clock.
Wooden kitchen sink and countertop with black tile backsplash, stainless steel sink, and brown soap bottles, with a window and curtains in the background.
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, black countertop, stainless steel sink, and a window showing an outdoor view of mountains and fields.