Avanto Architects

Four-cornered Villa

FOUR-CORNERED VILLA

Avanto Architects

Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield

AREA
78 m²

YEAR
2010

LOCATION
Finland

CATEGORY
Houses

Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield

Text description provided by architect.

The site is situated on a horse shoe shaped island and faces north and east.

The cross like shape of this simple villa reaches towards four very different views. The space is open and defined at the same time.

Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield

The exterior is treated all black and to contrast the interior is very light.

Dark color makes the building disappear totally when seen from the lake.

Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield

The building is insulated well and heated by wood only resulting in a carbon neutral building.

The roof is flat – there is some warm irony to the clichés of modern architecture.

Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield

There is no running water and the electricity is provided by the sun.

Vegetables and herbs are cultivated on site and the Vaskivesi Lake is known as a good place to catch pike-perch.

Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield

The simple and ascetic life at the countryside differs dramatically from the hectic city life and provides a possibility to live a life with a minimum impact to the nature.

Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield


Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield


Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield


Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield


Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Four-cornered Villa
© Kuvio - Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield


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South Elevation
Four-cornered Villa
East Elevation
Four-cornered Villa
North Elevation


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Section 01
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Section 02


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Plan
Four-cornered Villa
SIte Plan

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