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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Qvarsebo in Västerby, Sweden by Leo Qvarsebo Arkitekt MSAApril 1st, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Leo Qvarsebo Arkitekt MSA The requests in this project are obvious yet challenging: Cooking outdoors and indoors. A quiet reading area and a bedroom beneath the stars. All three requests has each been associated with a bay window and then superposed under a roof that turns into a terrace in front of the house. In total there are 8 rooms including two huts, three terraces, 8.5 meter ceiling on a total surface of about 85 sqm.  The house turns its back to the forest, but also provides a small glance at the view, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman
 The facade is clad with pine panels. All the windows and doors in the house are second hand, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman The project is struggling with an almost contradictory problem; the plot is almost too simple. Views, sun, sea and cow pasture lies to the south. To the north a dense forest. In addition, the plot is completely flat and lacks trees as it was former was a cow pasture. Exploiting the view is obvious but architecture should deal with more than that and let its inhabitants be able to interact with their environment.  The house and the roof are tied together to a common terrace. It is used for cooking, playing, swimming and climbing, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman The house is a bit like a tree house for adults. The climb to the top via several levels and offers both view and privacy. From each level of the house you can see up to the next, creating a curiosity to continue to climb and once you´re up, the view is breathtaking. The house is made of wood from inside to the outside. Inside, the ceiling, walls and floors covered with plywood from a closed puzzle factory. Doors and windows are second hand findings and furniture are built on site of plywood. The frame is made of wooden beams forming an A from the foundation to the top. Roof and walls are made from Swedish pine.  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  The house is at the forest line and is perceived as a terrace that rises out of the lawn, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Reading corner. Floors and ceilings are covered with puzzle plywood from the famous Swedish puzzle factory that moved their production to China and sold out their stock, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  The floors are linked by the staircase that zigzags up between the five levels, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Living room. All furniture is built on site in the puzzle plywood, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  The bedroom beneath the stars, Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman  Image Courtesy © Leo Qvarsebo Arkitekt MSA  Image Courtesy © Leo Qvarsebo Arkitekt MSA  Image Courtesy © Leo Qvarsebo Arkitekt MSA  Image Courtesy © Leo Qvarsebo Arkitekt MSA  Image Courtesy © Leo Qvarsebo Arkitekt MSA  Image Courtesy © Leo Qvarsebo Arkitekt MSA  Image Courtesy © Leo Qvarsebo Arkitekt MSA
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