Höllviken south of Malmö is originally a
seaside summer resort. A young couple wanted to build a house on a traditional
summer house lot that had to be very modern, and at the same time suitable for
a flexible family life.
The most economical solution considering
the planning regulations of the area is the traditional 1,5-story house most
common in the south of Sweden. This strategy would also enable us to save some
of the trees and vegetation on the site.
From a designers point of view this
building type is a challenge. A traditional saddle roof is to be combined with
a held-back modern design. This leads to challenges around the roof edges.
Large glazed sliding doors and crisp dormers require steel reinforcements
within the timber frame. A goal in the design process was to create a prismatic
form, a play of volumes without any unnecessary leaps or edges.
The design dissolves the traditional
1,5-story bottom level plan and opens up the structure both over the corners
and up through the first floor. Lines-of-sight penetrate the house and the
window positions work to frame the scenery on the outside.