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Larson Bergquist
MN, United States
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Larson Bergquist
MN, United States
Project Featured on Jan 22, 2017
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2014
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
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The retreat is sited near Taconite Harbor where the boreal forest meets the exposed bedrock of Lake Superior shoreline. The utmost character of the project reveals the predominance of place. There is a sense of old and new, an ageing beauty in the materials that reflect both permanence and impermanence. It is an encounter of something unexpected, of things that are in opposition.
Arriving at the site a garage and elongated storage shed to house kayaks form the stone entrance path. Clad with black paper-resin composite, repetitive cedar battens provide each otherwise stealth structure a sense of scale, warmth and resemble adjacent birch tree-trunks. Once on the path, the main building, courtyard and sauna come into view. Native grasses encroach on the path from the sides and through the gaps in random sized stone pavers. Descending and passing through a gap in a low stone wall you enter the court. To the right is a traditional white-washed masonry sauna with outdoor baking oven. The purity of white upon closer examination reveals the texture of the masonry and heightens the slight imperfections embodied in the construction. Ahead stands a L-shaped unchimney which defines the corner of the outdoor gathering area. The residual soot patterns mark the visual, auditory, olfactory stimulation from the presence of fires previous. Permanent outdoor furniture suggests uses related to the outdoor oven, unchimney and sauna.
To the left a 10’ cantilever projects over this gathering court identifying the entry to the main building. Functionally it provides a space to sit in shade (south facing) and protection from both rain and cold north-east winds. The minimum maintenance exterior is clad in ageing cedar, white-washed masonry and a banded paper-resin base to protect from snow and rain. Entering the main floor a slatted open staircase with adjacent light-well blurs the division between the living, kitchen and dining functions. A black wood-stove contrasts the interior aspen lining and the outdoor whitewashed masonry sauna and unchimney. Checker-board slate tile is a refined flooring from the exterior stone court. Windows direct unobstructed views to the lake, the forest. A guest room and bathroom occupy the north single-story of the plan.
The upper floor consists of a continuous work desk, slatted breakfast deck, main bedroom and bath. Views further down the shoreline open up along with secondary views to the forest, sod roofs, and entry outbuildings. Existing and visible from the east facing windows lies a stone foundation of a outbuilding once used to store fish. This embedded ruin marks a connection to the lake, an aspect of a culture inherent in the North Shore and a visual reminder of our impermanence. The collection and segmentation of buildings provide a sense of refuge, a place for fire, a harbor for thought. It is a place to encounter the nature of ourselves.
Arriving at the site a garage and elongated storage shed to house kayaks form the stone entrance path. Clad with black paper-resin composite, repetitive cedar battens provide each otherwise stealth structure a sense of scale, warmth and resemble adjacent birch tree-trunks. Once on the path, the main building, courtyard and sauna come into view. Native grasses encroach on the path from the sides and through the gaps in random sized stone pavers. Descending and passing through a gap in a low stone wall you enter the court. To the right is a traditional white-washed masonry sauna with outdoor baking oven. The purity of white upon closer examination reveals the texture of the masonry and heightens the slight imperfections embodied in the construction. Ahead stands a L-shaped unchimney which defines the corner of the outdoor gathering area. The residual soot patterns mark the visual, auditory, olfactory stimulation from the presence of fires previous. Permanent outdoor furniture suggests uses related to the outdoor oven, unchimney and sauna.
To the left a 10’ cantilever projects over this gathering court identifying the entry to the main building. Functionally it provides a space to sit in shade (south facing) and protection from both rain and cold north-east winds. The minimum maintenance exterior is clad in ageing cedar, white-washed masonry and a banded paper-resin base to protect from snow and rain. Entering the main floor a slatted open staircase with adjacent light-well blurs the division between the living, kitchen and dining functions. A black wood-stove contrasts the interior aspen lining and the outdoor whitewashed masonry sauna and unchimney. Checker-board slate tile is a refined flooring from the exterior stone court. Windows direct unobstructed views to the lake, the forest. A guest room and bathroom occupy the north single-story of the plan.
The upper floor consists of a continuous work desk, slatted breakfast deck, main bedroom and bath. Views further down the shoreline open up along with secondary views to the forest, sod roofs, and entry outbuildings. Existing and visible from the east facing windows lies a stone foundation of a outbuilding once used to store fish. This embedded ruin marks a connection to the lake, an aspect of a culture inherent in the North Shore and a visual reminder of our impermanence. The collection and segmentation of buildings provide a sense of refuge, a place for fire, a harbor for thought. It is a place to encounter the nature of ourselves.
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