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Wooden Villa Kristina in Gothenburg, Sweden designed by Wingardhs

Wooden Villa Kristina in Gothenburg, Sweden designed by Wingardhs

Architects:ย Wingardhs
Location:ย Gothenburg, Sweden
Year: 2014
Area: 1.959 ftยฒ/ 182 mยฒ
Photo courtesy:ย James Silverman
Description:

“A small house that wants to be big. A small footprint and simple construction means low cost. Thatโ€™s the idea when we set about designing a house for a young couple on a site surrounded by other single-family homes on the west side of Gothenburg.

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We turn inward with an atrium scheme, away from the view ofโ€”and fromโ€”the neighbors. The nicest view is toward the mature trees and the exposed bedrock in the southwest, so we open the courtyard up on that side.

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The building is perched lightly on piers, hovering a half-meter over granite bedrock honed by the ice age. That means that to reach the building we need a stair and a ramp (accessibility requirement) along the blank northeast side. The elevated floor of the atrium courtyard is built up of decking over beams, with steps down to the surrounding terrain.

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On the inside, itโ€™s the outside that dominates. The narrow kitchen with its long table is always a part of the changing seasons that play out in the courtyard. Floor-to-ceiling glass and broad sliding doors help erase the boundary between inside and out. Okay, itโ€™s a clichรฉโ€”but it works.

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Thereโ€™s a steep ladderway up to the workroom (yes, thereโ€™s a glimpse of the sea from up there) and a shallow, almost monumentally processional stair up to a roof terrace. Additional rooms could be built around the courtyard if needed in the future to accommodate a bunch of children.

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The entrance wall is thickened to hold a fireplace (the chimney is part of the roof landscape) with a built-in sofa, a room for collections, the kitchen (back-to-back with the exterior mechanical room), and an air-lock entry with guest bathroom.

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The exterior is clad entirely in whitewashed (Sioo treated) smooth-planed spruce. It will age to a pale gray.”

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