The outer skin of the Nature house is made of black charred boards, an old Japanese method (shou-sugu-ban) of preserving wood. It is built around a corner and opens to the south onto a large sun terrace. To the north, the cottage is closed off from the rest of the courtyard. Both the living area and the sleeping area can be opened up completely through large sliding glass doors. A Nature house for fresh air fans and sun worshippers.

This two-hectare site is located in the middle of the village, but it looks like a village within a village. The "Uckermärkische Seen" nature park begins here, which is a typical terminal moraine landscape with its gentle landscape, endless forests, meadows and lakes. One of the brightest lakes in the region is the Großer Kronsee, which is located on the outskirts of the village. It is 1.5 kilometers long, 30 meters deep and has its own spring. From the Nature house, it's just a five-minute walk to a small sandy beach from where you can dive into the crystal-clear water. There are so many lakes in the area that it is never too crowded here, even in high season. It is usually very quiet here, so quiet that your ears seem to open to catch a sound. At 11 p.m. the streetlights go out, and on moonless nights the sky is so black that you can see every star in the sky. In winter, tracks in the snow show that Rutenberg is also inhabited by other creatures at night. Deer, wild boar, hares, foxes, badgers and raccoons come close to the houses to look for something to eat.