Archinect - News2024-05-10T07:48:45-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150347716/inside-the-stunning-nordic-hotel-from-succession-s-latest-episode
Inside the stunning Nordic hotel from Succession’s latest episode Niall Patrick Walsh2023-04-27T08:01:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a5eef55ed715d8cb4fe744cf988e8bcd.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As the hit HBO series <em>Succession</em> reaches the midpoint of its final season, viewers of episode five’s Norwegian negotiations were treated to an architectural backdrop worthy of the show’s millions-strong audience. The Nordic eco-resort featured in the episode is in fact a seasoned pro in the film world, having <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/128171989/the-real-life-architecture-of-ex-machina" target="_blank">previously been used as a prominent location</a> in Alex Garland’s 2014 sci-fi thriller <em>Ex Machina</em>.</p>
<figure></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/85/85e607369d3802c3177a8f3c0a47e5a9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/85/85e607369d3802c3177a8f3c0a47e5a9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Still image from Succession, Series 4, Episode 5. Image credit: HBO</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7d/7d2c5d3a7e4eeb67e085d7cc99de3f58.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7d/7d2c5d3a7e4eeb67e085d7cc99de3f58.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Still image from Succession, Series 4, Episode 5. Image credit: HBO</figcaption></figure><p>The building in question is the <a href="https://juvet.com/en/" target="_blank">Juvet Landscape Hotel</a>, which sits between the UNESCO world heritage Geiranger Fjord and the dramatic road and viewing point Trollstigen on the Nordic coast. Designed by <a href="http://www.jsa.no/" target="_blank">Jensen & Skovdin Architects</a> and completed in 2010, the 24-bed hotel is spread across seven minimalistic landscape rooms, two smaller ‘bird houses,’ and a four-bed ‘Skrivarstua’ or ‘Writer’s Lodge.’ Along a river bank, the hotel also features a bathhouse ...</p>