Family wraps homestead in greenhouse to warm up & grow food all year

When Margit-Kristine Solibakke Klev, an architect working near the Norwegian town of Kongsberg, decided to design a home for her family, she enclosed the build in a commercial greenhouse kit to endure harsh winters at mild temperatures and to grow food all year thanks to a productive indoor garden.

Inside the greenhouse home, the family grows figs, grapes, citrus, cherries, plums, and all sorts of veggies in the snow. The wooden home has a modern allure thanks to a kitchen that opens to the enclosed garden, allowing the children to play freely —even when temperatures are freezing outside.

On winter days of -5°C (23°F), the greenhouse has heated up above 20°C (68°F) - the temperature when the glass roof opens up to cool things off - allowing Margit-Kristine to garden barefoot in mid-winter.

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It’s very rare that I am at a loss for words, but this place nearly has me speechless. There are no words to describe how gorgeous this place is. This would be a dream come true for me. I would fly to Norway just to visit her beautiful greenhome!

[aye]

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. The fact that she grows figs and mulberry in Norway alone is remarkable lol

[Shmancyfancy]

The fact that a house is also insulated from the greenhouse is pretty clever.

[alisonmccoy]

This wonderful house, greenhouse, habitat and then just casually “that’s my dad’s hydropower plant.” Love it!

[gabrielgomescunha]

It's refreshing to have someone so straightforward not wasting time with bullshit explanations that nobody cares about or understands. Love it

[plamalice]

I am flabergasted. This land, house, everything... This is a grown-up fairytale :)

[JK_Kustoms]

That is absolutely amazing, I love the fact she is surrounded by family. It’s like a perfect little community

[annklonl]

This design is so smart! The architect lives in an area where winter lasts longer than summer, where the annual average temperature is so low that at most only apples and some pears would grow. Also, this place is definitely not densely populated, therefore space is abundant. Using a glasshouse for growing food, shelter (from snow) and a source of passive heating is very smart. If I were this architect, I'd also be very proud of my achievement and would want to show it to the world, even uf only to use my home as a means to advertise my services. Well done!
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[loriwaldo]

This is my favorite episode thus far. This is the perfect example of how people should be living. The earth would be happier if we all had such harmony and happiness in life. Beautiful and inspiring story. ❤

[mitchmangles]

i wanted this video to keep going and going. I wanted to go and see the Dads house with the power station next, then over to the sister with the animals. What a magical world this family has created.

[BubbleLandia]

A magical place for the children in particular, how wonderful to have this oasis.

[pratherlara]

Never seen a house inside a greenhouse before. What a cool habitat!

[ptczote]

This is exactly what my parents are doing on their farm, only different shape. I hope it will be good for them as well. 🥰

[asleepzz]

I'm not only in awe of the building, but also the amount of work necessary to maintain the plants and to keep animals. I'm just not built like that as a city dweller.

[huntakilla]

Having a giant greenhouse makes a lot of sense living in Scandinavia. Much like Alaska, winters last very long. Her heating bill is probably non-existent, seeing how the place is warmed with sunlight.

[Mary.Mercedes]

You did NOT ask the one question every gardener was thinking... *HOW DOES SHE POLLINATE ALL THOSE TREES & VEGETABLES?* Outside insects wandering in are not enough for a huge greenhouse. All those trees require pollinating insects and bees to set fruit. What a beautiful lifestyle. Just brilliant.

[badapple]

I was thinking “Hey, I saw this episode 10 yrs ago”!!! Until I realized it’s bigger, newer, prettier ! I remember there was a lot of focus on human waste treatment in the old episode. I’m sure this family figured that out.

[leonim]

She doesn't really care about the house. She's more excited to show her plants😂😂😂

[sadie]

This place is absolutely magnificent. Such a great use of architecture and design. Those photos during winter were amazing.

[cassiehartford]

Why the heck isn't this the "norm"?! This is such an amazing idea!!! 😍💯👏