Article source: JVA

The site is located in a beautiful, windy summerhouse village on the northern tip of Sjælland, Denmark. It is a summerhouse for a family of five, and a dog. The project is an assembly of five small buildings gathered around a wind shielded courtyard like a miniature village. The layout is well known in this area, often used for organizing traditional farm buildings. There is a kitchen building, parents building, children’s building, guest building and utility building.

Image Courtesy © JVA

• Architects:  JVA
• Project: Summerhouse in Denmark
• Location: Sjælland, Denmark
• Building type: Summer House
• Client: Witheld at the owners request
• Size: 123 m2
• Schedule: Completed 2012
• Consultants: Ole Willerup, Rikke Øberg
• Primary architects: Einar Jarmund, Håkon Vigsnæs, Alessandra Kosberg, Lars Hamran, Jens Herman Næss

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Article source: Powerhouse Company

Village House
Powerhouse Company was asked to design a weekend house for a young family in northern Sjælland, Denmark. Village House is an exploration on the possibilities of the Summer cabin, the traditional Danish vacation home. While keeping the cabin’s footprint small, spatial as well as sustainable, there is a wide range of spatial possibilities, by using a five-fingered floor plan.

Image Courtesy © Åke E. Son Lindman

• Architects: Powerhouse Company
• Project: Danish summer house
• Location: Sjælland, Denmark
• Photography: Åke E. Son Lindman
• Partner in charge: Charles Bessard
• Project leader: Lotte Adolph Bessard
• Team: Charles Bessard, Lotte Adolph Bessard, Ted Schauman, Kristina Tegner, Peter Nilsson
• Structural engineering: Ove Heede Consult ApS
• Energy consultancy: Ellehauge & Kildemoses
• Watch the short video of Village House: http://vimeo.com/73288918