Archipelago House in Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden by Tham &

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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.

Archipelago House in Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter

December 4th, 2012 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Tham & Videgård Arkitekter

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.

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.

Image Courtesy Åke E:son Lindman

Architects: Tham & Videgård Arkitekter
Project: Archipelago House
Location: Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden
Client: private
Total floor area: 130 m2 house, 20 m2 boat house
Duration of construction: 18 months
Project / Completed: october 2003 / june 2006
Architect office: Tham & Videgård Arkitekter
Chief architects: Bolle Tham & Martin Videgård
Year completed: (2003-2006)
Square meters: 130 sqm + terrace
Team: Tove Belfrage, Lukas Thiel
Photographer: Åke E:son Lindman
Structural Engineer: Konkret Rådgivande Ingenjörer, Olle Norrman.
Coordinator construction: FKTS, Peter Erelöf.
Modelmaker: Andreas Hedenskog, Modellverkstaden
Contractors: NTK Bygg, Jörgen Johannesson, Åkersberga Elektriska, Rinaldo Eriksson VVS

Image Courtesy Åke E:son Lindman

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.

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Tags: Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden

Category: House

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