A Cottage For Emil Thorup in Shanghai, China by ET Hus

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The first lines of ET Hus in Tisvilde was drawn on a napkin in a bar in Shanghai. The future owner dreamed of a sanctuary. A place he could use throughout the year, whenever he needed serenity and immersion in his private and professional life. It should be a holiday cottage – but not in the classic sense. The owner wanted luxury as you experience it at a hotel – and it should maintenance-free. The first lines on the napkin was the first of our houses – a total of 143m2 personality, built without any compromise.

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• Architects: ET Hus
• Project: A Cottage For Emil Thorup
• Location: Shanghai, China

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From the thoughts in Shanghai to the dream in Tisvilde

The architecture consists of 3 scalable modules, which with smooth transitions create the feeling of a separate space in one unifying sphere. Each module has its own function – built with a rigorous approach to design. The clean, clear lines create a pleasant atmosphere, where the materials’ quality stand out as an instrument that supports the philosophy behind the architect’s ideas. ET Hus is the sanctuary. Free of maintenance, free of unnecessary details, free of fabrics and inexpensive imitations.

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No unnecessary noise

The first module of the house contains a large master bedroom, which is designed as a suite in a hotel. The room’s large windows provide an open panoramic view over the garden and direct access to the large shared terrace on the west. Additionally, the bathroom opens to a private rear terrace on the east side of the house, where an outdoor shower is established as a fresh supplement to the relaxing and casually life at the cottage. The bathroom is kept in a minimalistic style – sharply outlined with large 120 × 120 Italian cement tiles, built-in Vola fixtures and a custom-made bathroom furniture in composite with a hidden drain. In the suite, the installations are pulled up through the floor, and electrical sockets and other outlets are hidden under the free-standing bed. The functional solutions are thus present – without adding any unnecessary noise to the room.

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Inherent peace and heat

From the bedroom’s innate peace, one enters the house’s heart; the open-plan kitchen where the ceiling height is raised one meter to bring more air and space. The room’s natural pivot is the large kitchen island – an almost floating, black monolith with a frosted Nero Absolute granite countertop, a pure Vola fittings, and a under glued sink from Blanco. Behind the kitchen island, there is created a discreet white cabinet wall with a built-in table top. The cabinet wall hides all the electrical appliances and serves as a convenient storage room. There is direct access to a large east-facing morning terrace from the kitchen with an outdoor kitchen and gas grill. Along the dining section and perpendicular to the living room, the architect has designed a 9-meter-long sliding door. The three-part sliding door in glass from Schüco can of course be pushed all the way to the side in which the feeling of outside and inside melt together.

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With this thought-trough solution from Schüco, the owner can create a gigantic opening out to the large west-facing terrace. The large transparent window sections bring at the same time a terrific sense of space, and the nature is invited to join inside whether it is summer or winter. In the room’s entire length, over the sliding door, a 12-meter-long LED rail is discreetly integrated and it brightens up the entire room with an indirect light. The foundation of the house is covered with wide, bright Dinesen floor planks in Douglas – a warm, organic greeting to the local environment of wooded land and beaches.
The last module in the Tisvilde-house is the guest department with two bedrooms – both with direct access to the terrace and the guest bathrooms, which of course are held in a similar style to the house’s other bathroom. Everywhere, there are built-in wardrobes and black boxes with integrated LED spots from Delta Light.

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Functional and presentable exterior

The house’s outer appearance is the summation of that composure which the house owner already had in mind when he drew the first lines on the napkin in Shanghai. Outside, the house is covered with black-painted wood and a black enamelled aluminium covering, which, together with the windows and the aluminium doors on both sides, ensure a maintenance-free exterior. ET Hus in Tisvilde is the perfect combination of strict minimalism and soft homeliness. A combination that in many ways completes the soul of the holiday cottage – it must be convenient, simple and yet so homely that it invites to 100% relaxation from the moment the weekend bag is placed in the entrance.

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Image Courtesy © ET Hus

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Image Courtesy © ET Hus

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Tags: China, Shanghai

Categories: Cottage, House, Residential

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