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Archipelago House - Sweden



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Photos: Åke E'son Lindman from Tham & Videgård Hansson Architects

Archipelago House, Stockholm archipelago, Sweden

The starting point is the direct relation to the dramatic archipelago landscape with the objective to offer within a simple frame - a platform - several diverse readings of the relation space-nature.


Photos: Åke E'son Lindman from Tham & Videgård Hansson Architects

Conceived as a light weight construction in wood and glass, this summerhouse is built in the outer Stockholm archipelago. The horizontal character of the black stained exterior relates to the verticals of tall grown pines and the mirrored views of the Baltic Sea.


Photos: Åke E'son Lindman from Tham & Videgård Hansson Architects

The geometry of the plan is generated by the specifics of the site, the house being fitted into the flat surface between two mountain rocks and turning simultaneously towards the sun in south and frontally towards the sea in west. With the small rooms placed in the back, the social areas of the house stand out as an open platform crisscrossed by sliding glass. The zig-zagged layout also creates a series of outside places sheltered from the strong winds.




Photo: Åke E'son Lindman from Tham & Videgård Hansson Architects

Assignment name: ARCHIPELAGO HOUSE
Client: PRIVATE
Year completed: 2003-06
Location: Stockholm archipelago, Sweden
Square meters: 130 sqm + terrace.
Size of building lot in square meters or hectares: 3250 sqm
Time to build: 18 months
Type of construction: Massive wood, plywood.


Photo: Åke E'son Lindman from Tham & Videgård Hansson Architects

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