This private home is basically a traditional Swedish cottage in an extended – extra long-version. Situated on a small island near the huge lake Mälaren this Falu-red coloured wooden house is a modern example of simple family life planning and co-existence with the wild, Swedish nature.
Site and location
On the northern coast of Mälaren Lake in mid-Sweden, the house is situated in a former recreational area where the original, archetypical Swedish cottages have been either extended or replaced by ‘ready-made’ – ‘do-it-yourself’ standard houses.
Concept and function
The brief from the client, a couple in the mid-sixties with no previous experience with architects, was to create space on the ground floor for themselves; the upper floor should be ready for future extension and to be used by visiting children and friends when staying overnight.
Traditional barns, warehouses and other rural buildings in the area have been the primary source of inspiration; a pattern still very common on and around the island Tidö-Lindö. Rooms en suite in combination with transverse passages offer several alternative ways to use the house diagrammatically spoken.
Windows are placed to highlight certain views – e.g. of the garden lake, a special tree or the sky above – as if the windows and the views outside were paintings in a fine art gallery. The use and placement of the windows is a strong and poetic element which creates a dynamic contrast to the solid and very prismatic exterior.
This private home is basically a traditional Swedish cottage in an extended – extra long-version. Situated on a small island near the huge lake Mälaren this Falu-red coloured wooden house is a modern example of simple family life planning and co-existence with the wild, Swedish nature.
Site and location
On the northern coast of Mälaren Lake in mid-Sweden, the house is situated in a former recreational area where the original, archetypical Swedish cottages have been either extended or replaced by ‘ready-made’ – ‘do-it-yourself’ standard houses.
Concept and function
The brief from the client, a couple in the mid-sixties with no previous experience with architects, was to create space on the ground floor for themselves; the upper floor should be ready for future extension and to be used by visiting children and friends when staying overnight.
Traditional barns, warehouses and other rural buildings in the area have been the primary source of inspiration; a pattern still very common on and around the island Tidö-Lindö. Rooms en suite in combination with transverse passages offer several alternative ways to use the house diagrammatically spoken.
Windows are placed to highlight certain views – e.g. of the garden lake, a special tree or the sky above – as if the windows and the views outside were paintings in a fine art gallery. The use and placement of the windows is a strong and poetic element which creates a dynamic contrast to the solid and very prismatic exterior.
Interior
As a contrast to the deep red colour used outside, the interior is kept bright monochrome with plaster-white surfaces and modern Scandinavian and international furniture classics.
Roof windows placed as light shafts add light to the staircase and to the living space upstairs ready for guests, but not yet furnished apart from a few decorative items. The window shown in the bottom picture is a fixed glass window.
Interior
As a contrast to the deep red colour used outside, the interior is kept bright monochrome with plaster-white surfaces and modern Scandinavian and international furniture classics.
Roof windows placed as light shafts add light to the staircase and to the living space upstairs ready for guests, but not yet furnished apart from a few decorative items. The window shown in the bottom picture is a fixed glass window.
This private home is basically a traditional Swedish cottage in an extended – extra long-version. Situated on a small island near the huge lake Mälaren this Falu-red coloured wooden house is a modern example of simple family life planning and co-existence with the wild, Swedish nature.
Site and location
On the northern coast of Mälaren Lake in mid-Sweden, the house is situated in a former recreational area where the original, archetypical Swedish cottages have been either extended or replaced by ‘ready-made’ – ‘do-it-yourself’ standard houses.
Concept and function
The brief from the client, a couple in the mid-sixties with no previous experience with architects, was to create space on the ground floor for themselves; the upper floor should be ready for future extension and to be used by visiting children and friends when staying overnight.
Traditional barns, warehouses and other rural buildings in the area have been the primary source of inspiration; a pattern still very common on and around the island Tidö-Lindö. Rooms en suite in combination with transverse passages offer several alternative ways to use the house diagrammatically spoken.
Windows are placed to highlight certain views – e.g. of the garden lake, a special tree or the sky above – as if the windows and the views outside were paintings in a fine art gallery. The use and placement of the windows is a strong and poetic element which creates a dynamic contrast to the solid and very prismatic exterior.
Freely placed windows in a sprawl punctuate the roof and the ‘closed’ facades together with the screen-like, fixed shutters. This make the light inside the house differ and change in a constantly changing pattern of light and shadow.
Materials and construction
The exterior materials of the Karlsson Villa are oversized wooden panels made of the heartwood from slowly grown pine. Traditional Falu-red paint creates the prismatic look, at the same time re-interpreting the Scandinavian roof technique used for centuries in the Nordic countries and on the island of Gotland. All exterior fittings are also painted Falu-red to emphasize the traditional, monochrome exterior look of a Swedish wooden cottage. Falu-red paint is the traditional Swedish paint, made of mud from the copper mine in the town of Falun. The mud gives the red colur its dark tone and contains vitriol which makes the painted wood last for a very long time.
Economy
To keep construction costs low, the modules are based on a standard cc1200 module. Using standard building components made the costs extremely low compared to the average cost level.
Freely placed windows in a sprawl punctuate the roof and the ‘closed’ facades together with the screen-like, fixed shutters. This make the light inside the house differ and change in a constantly changing pattern of light and shadow.
Materials and construction
The exterior materials of the Karlsson Villa are oversized wooden panels made of the heartwood from slowly grown pine. Traditional Falu-red paint creates the prismatic look, at the same time re-interpreting the Scandinavian roof technique used for centuries in the Nordic countries and on the island of Gotland. All exterior fittings are also painted Falu-red to emphasize the traditional, monochrome exterior look of a Swedish wooden cottage. Falu-red paint is the traditional Swedish paint, made of mud from the copper mine in the town of Falun. The mud gives the red colur its dark tone and contains vitriol which makes the painted wood last for a very long time.
Economy
To keep construction costs low, the modules are based on a standard cc1200 module. Using standard building components made the costs extremely low compared to the average cost level.
Interior
As a contrast to the deep red colour used outside, the interior is kept bright monochrome with plaster-white surfaces and modern Scandinavian and international furniture classics.
Roof windows placed as light shafts add light to the staircase and to the living space upstairs ready for guests, but not yet furnished apart from a few decorative items. The window shown in the bottom picture is a fixed glass window.
This private home is basically a traditional Swedish cottage in an extended – extra long-version. Situated on a small island near the huge lake Mälaren this Falu-red coloured wooden house is a modern example of simple family life planning and co-existence with the wild, Swedish nature.
Site and location
On the northern coast of Mälaren Lake in mid-Sweden, the house is situated in a former recreational area where the original, archetypical Swedish cottages have been either extended or replaced by ‘ready-made’ – ‘do-it-yourself’ standard houses.
Concept and function
The brief from the client, a couple in the mid-sixties with no previous experience with architects, was to create space on the ground floor for themselves; the upper floor should be ready for future extension and to be used by visiting children and friends when staying overnight.
Traditional barns, warehouses and other rural buildings in the area have been the primary source of inspiration; a pattern still very common on and around the island Tidö-Lindö. Rooms en suite in combination with transverse passages offer several alternative ways to use the house diagrammatically spoken.
Windows are placed to highlight certain views – e.g. of the garden lake, a special tree or the sky above – as if the windows and the views outside were paintings in a fine art gallery. The use and placement of the windows is a strong and poetic element which creates a dynamic contrast to the solid and very prismatic exterior.
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