Stockholm archipelago, Sweden

Site Size: 22,604 square feet

Project Size: 1,507 square feet

Program: A family wanted a tranquil getaway on the Stockholm archipelago with space for relaxation and guests. They also wanted a vacation house that was different than the typical cottage in the area and relatively maintenance-free.

Solution: Situated on the sloped Baltic coast, Summerhouse Lagnö by Stockholm-based firm Tham & Videgård Arkitekter rests on a rectangular plot between forest and sea. Unlike the area’s wood cottages, the architects constructed two rectilinear, multi-gabled volumes of poured-in-place concrete, joined together by a glazed pavilion. One volume serves as the main house, while the adjacent volume contains a guesthouse. The five peaks of the gabled roof are varied in ceiling heights.

The glazed entrance pavilion provides the main access on the north side of the house. The long, narrow living volume pulls the visitor into a communal living and dining space. From here a continuous band of glass sliding doors on the building’'s southern exposure opens onto a concrete terrace. The back of the rectilinear volume houses the sleeping quarters where sliding ash panels divide them from the living and dining area. The adjacent, separate volume contains a guesthouse, which when not in use, serves as an atelier. Beyond the house is a nearby pier, beach, and access to a secluded sauna.

Architect:
Tham & Videgård Arkitekter
Blekingegatan 46, 116 62 Stockholm
Sweden
T +46 (0)8 702 00 46
info@tvark.se

People

Owner:
Private

Completion Date:
June 2012

Gross square footage:
Building footprint 100+40 sqm.
Site/Property footprint 2100 sqm

Architect:
Tham & Videgård Arkitekter
Blekingegatan 46, 116 62 Stockholm
Sweden
T +46 (0)8 702 00 46
info@tvark.se

 

Partners in charge / Chief Architects:
Bolle Tham / Martin Videgård

Project Architect:
Anna Jacobson

Interior designer:
Tham & Videgård Arkitekter

Engineers:
Structural:
Sweco, Mathias Karlsson

Mechanical:
Venturion Ingenj'rsfirma, Kristoffer Waszekiewicz

Consultants:
Landscape:
Tham & Videgård Arkitekter

Lighting:
Electrical: HJ Consulting, Henrik S'derman

General contractor:
BTNG project AB: Markus Andersson, Martin Persson.

Photographer:
Åke E:son Lindman
(Lindman Photography)
Ph:+46 8 343580

  

Products

Structural system
In-situ Concrete

Exterior cladding
Precast concrete:
In-situ Concrete

Roofing
Elastomeric:
Bitumen

Windows
Wood frame:
Wood frame, Sliding doors (HAJOM)

Glazing
Skylights:
Skylights (VELUX) aluminium / wood

Doors
Entrances:
Steel door ' (JANSEN JANISOL)

Sliding doors:
Exterior wooden doors ' (HAJOM)
Interior wooden doors ' (custom made with HAWA fittings)

Hardware
Locksets: (RANDI)

Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings:
Painted gypsum, curved

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Custom wood work by (SSC Snickerier)

Paneling:
Interior feature wall/doors / sliding doors cladded with ash veneer

Solid surfacing:
Polished Concrete Floors

Floor and wall tile:
Bathrooms:
Floor ' Limestone (BORGSHAMN)
Walls ' Glass Mosaic (HÖGANÄS)

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting:
Casual (REGGIANI)

Downlights:
Casual (REGGIANI)

Task lighting:
BEGA 3766

Dimming System or other lighting controls:
GIRA-S