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House Husaro in Stockholm

Swedish Home – design by Tham & Videgård Hansson Architects

11 Jan 2018 + page updated 7 Nov 2016 with new photos ; 3 Nov 2014

House Husarö, Outer Stockholm Archipelago

House Husarö

Location: Stockholm archipielago, Sweden

Design: Tham & Videgård Hansson Arkitekter

The location is the outer Stockholm archipelago. Tall pines give the forested site an untouched character. The house is placed in a clearing with a high position in the landscape, on a plateau facing the sea in the north.

Photos : Åke E:son Lindman

The property has been in the family for a long time with a couple of small complementary buildings, a boathouse and a guesthouse, that has been used for vacation stays. As the family grew with a new generation, the need for a larger house with more space followed.

The light conditions, the sea view and the flat and smooth bedrock were some of the qualities that constituted the starting point for the house. A relatively low budget also influenced the design, resulting in the idea to use tectonic rationality to support a specific spatial structure.

The house, a pitched roof volume in two levels, is divided into an open social area at ground floor and a more private upper level, with bedrooms and a playroom. Within the square plan, a freestanding box holding kitchen, bathroom and the stair, organizes the ground floor into a sequence of interconnected spaces. Large sliding windows open up to the views in all directions and allow the sunlight to fill the interior. On the upper level a skylight that runs along the ridge of the roof underscores the verticality of space and subtly enhances the experience of seclusion.

The exterior is entirely clad with folded black sheet metal of varied widths that integrate the position of the windows. Three glazed sliding doors with frames of hard wood provide entrances and direct access to the outdoor areas on the naturally flat part of the bedrock. All construction and finishes are made out of wood. The open plan is made possible with glulam wooden beams. Between these beams plywood sheets has been bent to form a series of vaults that add direction to the interior spaces.

House Husaro in Stockholm – Building Information

Architect: Tham & Videgård Arkitekter
Team: Martin Videgård (responsible architect), Bolle Tham, Maria Videgård.
Year: 2008‐12
Location: Stockholm archipelago
Living area: 180 sqm
Footprint: 121 sqm
Building cost: 265,000 Euro
Structural Engineer: Christian Hoffman, Konkret Rådgivande Ingenjörer
Building construction: Bosse and Emil Stjernberg
Metal work: Lasse Fors
Electrician: Håkan Österman
Plumber: Lennart Källström
Ground work: Nilas Österman and Sven Ivar Öman
Photographer: Åke E:son Lindman

House Husaro in Stockholm images / information from Tham & Videgård Hansson Arkitekter

Tham & Videgård Arkitekter

House Husarö in the Outer Stockholm Archipelago – new post from 2016

Location: Stockholm, Sweden