
Villa Lima
ARCHITECTS
Johan Sundberg
PHOTOGRAPHS
Kasper Dudzik, Vidir Geirson
YEAR
2009
LOCATION
Vellinge, Sweden
CATEGORY
Houses
Text description provided by architect.
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. This leads to challenges around the roof edges.
A traditional saddle roof is to be combined with a held-back modern design.
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.
