Claesson Koivisto Rune Arkitektkontor, AB

Widlund House

WIDLUND HOUSE

Claesson Koivisto Rune Architect

Widlund House
© Lindman Photography

PHOTOGRAPHS
Lindman Photography

AREA
220.0 m²

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Sandvik, sweden

CATEGORY
House

Widlund House
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Widlund House
© Lindman Photography

Text description provided by architect.

This house is like a funnel of light, space and sea views.

The location is the west coast of the Baltic island of Öland.

The white concrete box is "corsetted" in the middle, creating slightly sheared wall and roof angles.

Widlund House
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Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography

This gives the house both its direction and character, while also marking the difference between the rear private two-storey bedroom part and the communal double ceiling-height front part.

Precast concrete is perhaps not the most common choice for a private house at this scale, but was ideal for achieving the ultimate precision in manufacturing tolerance and colour/finish.

The concrete is not painted or surface-pigmented but solid white, which gives it a wonderful glow.

Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography

The joints between the concrete elements are carefully designed and positioned so that – instead of interfering with – they become part of the building's geometry and expression. The sealant in between is gray to enhance the graphic effect rather than matching the concrete surface.


Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography


Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography


Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography


Widlund House
© Lindman Photography
Widlund House
© Lindman Photography

Claesson Koivisto Rune Arkitektkontor, AB
T +46 8 6445863
Claesson Koivisto Rune Arkitektkontor, AB
Östgötagatan 50, 116 64 Stockholm, Sweden