Add To Collection
Add to Collection
Wood house
Wood house
Gothenburg, Sweden
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
Other Projects by Unit Arkitektur AB
Wood house
Gothenburg, Sweden
A wood house.
New construction of single-family house, south of Gothenburg. Completion in 2012.
The site had difficult ground conditions, and surrounding large neighbouring villas. To offer impeccable living conditions on the site, the house had to adapt to the prevailing conditions.
Within the Japanese art of gardening, there is an expression, “shakkei”, which roughly translates into borrowing a view. It is used to describe the process of capturing different views and a method used to make small and narrow gardens appear larger and richer in crowded parts of Japan.
The building is in three stories, where as the top floor is rotated by 90 degrees around the areas with the connecting shafts. In doing so, the house turns its back towards the neighbours. This is amplified with great heights and sparse amounts of windows. Towards the courtyard, a more intimate scale is applied and the facades are fully glazed. Because of the complicated geometries, the detailing is kept simple with a façade in ferric sulphate processed whitewood and mounts and fenestrations are in anodised aluminium.
The upper level holds three bedrooms and a bathroom. All semi-public spaces are located at the entry level. These spaces flow out to the courtyard through large sliding doors. The basement may be furnished into a separate unit or function as a recreation room.
Client: Mats and Johanna.
Size: 270 sqm.
New construction of single-family house, south of Gothenburg. Completion in 2012.
The site had difficult ground conditions, and surrounding large neighbouring villas. To offer impeccable living conditions on the site, the house had to adapt to the prevailing conditions.
Within the Japanese art of gardening, there is an expression, “shakkei”, which roughly translates into borrowing a view. It is used to describe the process of capturing different views and a method used to make small and narrow gardens appear larger and richer in crowded parts of Japan.
The building is in three stories, where as the top floor is rotated by 90 degrees around the areas with the connecting shafts. In doing so, the house turns its back towards the neighbours. This is amplified with great heights and sparse amounts of windows. Towards the courtyard, a more intimate scale is applied and the facades are fully glazed. Because of the complicated geometries, the detailing is kept simple with a façade in ferric sulphate processed whitewood and mounts and fenestrations are in anodised aluminium.
The upper level holds three bedrooms and a bathroom. All semi-public spaces are located at the entry level. These spaces flow out to the courtyard through large sliding doors. The basement may be furnished into a separate unit or function as a recreation room.
Client: Mats and Johanna.
Size: 270 sqm.
Product Spec Sheet
Were your products used?
Join as a manufacturer to add your products.