Some images of the final concept for the renovation and expansion of a small cabin in the north of Norway. I quite like how this one turned out. The interior is opened up completely and expanded with a new addition on the west side, with a large new corner window that looks directly out to the fjord. The existing veranda on the south side is expanded across the new addition to create a larger outdoor terrace. On the north side is a second addition with an improved entrance area and a bedroom with its own corner window where one can lie in bed and watch the landscape. We are going to try to lay a new grass roof over the entire cottage, although it will look just as good if it has to be a tile roof in the end. This project represents perfectly what I often try to do when designing expansions where part of the existing structure has to be retained in its entirety. The new additions respect the forms and materials of the existing cabin, while subtle details and modern patterns create new q

A series of posts about the primary elements used to design gardens in Japanese style, recently created for my Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/adamic_studio/). For me, the Japanese garden represents the result of a stunning combination of human intention and natural qualities. These are spaces of extreme serenity and visual peace, which can provide a meaningful respite in our age of anxiety. All these elements can be combined to create an endless variety of rich experiences in a garden. ***

Various pages from my sketchbooks, January - February 2026. A veritable concatenation of seemingly intractable phenomena: house ideas, the Buddha, Toyota Land Cruisers, girls, classical facade studies and emperor penguins. Who needs computers? ***

Concept sketches of ideas for greenhouses/winter gardens. I am interested in how dwellings can be integrated with plant systems, because there is increasingly a lack of unique personality in living spaces and I think it is possible to create closer connections between well-being, ecology and the organisation of space. People like to live with plants, and very few spaces give them the opportunity to do so. One solution is to integrate a greenhouse into a house. I have always had a personal affinity for spaces that are intended specifically to be filled with plants. In addition to supporting productive plant societies, these can become semi-climatised living rooms that also can be used to pre-heat ventilation air, strengthen natural ventilation, capture and store heat and filter greywater. This is something we should see a lot more of, especially in cold climate regions. ***

It is amazing what does not actually exist in the world. I am prone to overthink things far too much for my own good. It is a natural inclination to imagine a bad possible consequence of a situation instead of an equally probable good one, but for me this instinct often acts in overdrive: I tend to hop directly to the negative, and spend far too much time ruminating on the worst possible thing that could happen. It has become almost a cliché to say so, but while things often do not go the way that I hoped for, upon further reflection it is rarely the case that the results are ever as catastrophic as I imagine. In modern life, people are exposed to an unprecedented level of psychological noise. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have been raised in the last generation that was able to experience early life before the Internet became a form of pervasive pseudo-reality that people spend most of their time immersed in, as opposed to being an alternative means of momentary escape and ent

Few things embody more pure talent than the detail of traditional Japanese carpentry. ____________________________________________ I always say that there are two things for which I have endless respect in this life: people that take initiative to start things, and people that have developed a highly refined skill. The first is a topic for another day; today I want to give my attention to skill. It is a curious state of being in this world that humans devote most of their time to learning and acquiring information, especially early in life. No one comes into (out of) the world with anything else than a mind which is structured to perceive, imitate and extrapolate. While natural inclination, instinct and talent exist, a skill or ability must be introduced, nurtured and systematically developed if it is to become refined and productive. Most societies have a social life structured around this necessity. In modern society it is implied that a child first learns a language and basic rules