Though up to date into a recent retreat infused with Scandi allure, the previous fisherman’s log home in Latvia’s Salaca River Valley that Vipp now calls its ninth guesthouse stays very a lot a Nineteenth-century regional gem – and it is accessible for a lot of to take pleasure in. The Vipp Salaca River guesthouse exudes the identical blissful cosiness as its picturesque environment. As soon as serving as a roadhouse between the Latvian cities of Riga and Wolmar, the property now resides in Salaca Nationwide Park, following a cautious relocation.
Vipp Salaca River
(Picture credit score: Courtesy of Vipp)
Inquisitive about how Danish design firm Vipp found this off-grid retreat on the jap shores of the Baltic Sea? The reply lies in Arturs Martinsons, founding father of Latvian design studio Xcelsior, who, 17 years in the past, acquired 42 acres of landscaped meadows and woodlands in Salaca Nationwide Park. His dream of making a household retreat took form when he realized, extra lately, about an outdated fisherman’s home slated for demolition within the space. Martinsons proposed the concept to Vipp, suggesting the home be added to the model’s portfolio of distinctive guesthouses across the globe (from Vipp Chilly Hawaii in Denmark to the Vipp Villa in Italy) – and the collaboration blossomed from there.
(Picture credit score: Courtesy of Vipp)
(Picture credit score: Courtesy of Vipp)
The renovation started with the relocation of every log of the fisherman’s cottage to its new website, the place the property was rebuilt on a basis of 180 stones. Following the path of inside designer Julie Cloos Mølsgaard, the modest 1,180 sq ft guesthouse options a big open-plan dwelling space, which features a black Vipp V1 kitchen that unfolds into an island module. This one is paired with a mixed eating and seating space and a hearth.
On the bottom ground additionally lies a twin bed room that appears out to the woods. The master suite is upstairs, full with a freestanding bathtub.
The historic darkish ceiling was painted in a deep grey-brown, sustaining its unique character whereas complementing the guesthouse’s darkish brown log partitions.
(Picture credit score: Courtesy of Vipp)
(Picture credit score: Courtesy of Vipp)
(Picture credit score: Courtesy of Vipp)
The encompassing nature gives ample alternatives for actions equivalent to kayaking, cross-country snowboarding, mushroom searching and swimming. For these preferring to remain on website and unwind, the guesthouse options an outside lounging space furnished with Vipp out of doors furnishings, together with a separate terrace geared up with a wood-fired sizzling tub that gives a panoramic view of the encompassing panorama.
(Picture credit score: Courtesy of Vipp)
(Picture credit score: Courtesy of Vipp)
(Picture credit score: Courtesy of Vipp)
Kasper Egelund, CEO and third-generation co-owner of Vipp, says: ‘Surrounded by old-growth timber in Latvia’s nationwide park, this new guesthouse, located on the financial institution of the Salaca River, is a compact log cabin that demonstrates how older properties may be remodeled for contemporary life whereas nonetheless sustaining their historic allure.’
Vipp Salaca River guesthouse is on the market to ebook, vipp.com
Supply: Wallpaper
