Niehku Mountain Villa

Riksgränsen / Swede

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Niehku Mountain Villa is located on Riksgränsen, the na-

tional border between Sweden and Norway, on the site of

the legendary Malmbanan (Iron Ore) train line. Created a

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a comfortable home-from-home ideal for exploring th

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adventurous activities on offer in the area, the villa has

been ingeniously designed to incorporate the history of

the site. Architects

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Krook & Tjäder have retained th

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walls of the line’s old roundhouse so that they pass

through the new building

The villa has won the ‘Best Hotel Interior’ at the prestig-

ious Prix Versailles and was also named as the overal

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winner at the awards hosted at the UNESCO Headquar-

ters, Paris in September 2019. The interior – which in-

cludes 14 double rooms, a restaurant, bar, lounge and

spa – were designed by award-winning design agenc

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Stylt, playing on and enhancing the architectural fea

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tures from the roundhouse and adding rich materials an

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nods to local tradition that create a feeling of luxuriou

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insulation from the cold outside. The name Niehku is

the Northern Sami word for ‘dream’, and this feeling is

encapsulated in the warm, industrial glamour of th

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scheme. In the bathrooms, GROHE Essence and Euphori

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products have been specified in the GROHE Colors

Brushed Hard Graphite finish for a perfect aesthetic

fit.

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