Triangular Villa

Dalarna County, Sweden

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Triangular Villa

Dalarna County, Sweden

Firm

Leo Qvarsebo Arkitekt MSA

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2014

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

BUDGET

$50K - 100K

Photos

Åke E:son Lindman (13)

Project name: Qvarsebo
Address: Västerbyn, Stjärnsund, Dalarna
Architect: Leo Qvarsebo, Arkitekt MSA
Size: 90sqm
Year of construction: 2011-2014
Budget: 100.000 Euro
Developer: Leo Qvarsebo, Mattias Granwald, Robobygg AB
Construction: Catherine Carrick, Konkret AB.
Carpenters: Leo, Elias, Robert, Hanna, Karl, Linnea, Mattias Granwald, Tobbe, Pappa
Site: www.leoqvarsebo.se

Project description
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 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 is a bit like a treehouse 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.

Images. All images belongs to by: Åke E:son Lindman, www.lindmanphotography.com
Copyright is cleared with the photographer as long as you mentions his name!
8745 002. The facade is clad with pine panels. All the windows and doors in the house are second hand.
8745 004 Ceiling, terrace and glass partitions are made of pine.
8745 013. The house is at the forest line and is perceived as a terrace that rises out of the lawn.
8745 018. 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.
8745 021. The floors are linked by the staircase that zigzags up between the five levels.
8745 032. Living room. All furniture is built on site in the puzzle plywood.
8745 045. The house and the roof are tied together to a common terrace. It is used for cooking, playing, swimming and climbing.
8745 051. The house turns its back to the forest, but also provides a small glance at the view.
8745 057. The bedroom beneath the stars.

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Triangular Villa

Dalarna County, Sweden

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Dalarna County, Sweden

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