Filter Arkitekter, AS

Summer House Skatoy

Summer House Skatoy
© Elisabeth Hudson

Summer House Skatoy

Filter Arkitekter As

PHOTOGRAPHS
Elisabeth Hudson

AREA
100 m²

YEAR
2009

LOCATION
Skåtøy, Norway

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The summerhouse, designed by Filter, is situated in Skåtøy, an island in the beautiful Kragerø archipelago, on the South coast of Norway.

Summer House Skatoy
© Elisabeth Hudson
Summer House Skatoy
© Elisabeth Hudson

The starting point was an existing cottage from around 1940, damaged by dry rot. The new project is built on the footprint of this old cottage.

The Client wanted a summer house that opened up towards the beautiful archipelago, whilst maintaining private outdoor areas.

Summer House Skatoy
© Elisabeth Hudson
Summer House Skatoy
© Elisabeth Hudson

The house is facing a communal pier. It became important to protect the building from this pier as well as avoiding privatising the public areas.

The main entrance is facing these public areas. The topography of the site is reflected in the section as two volumes; one volume containing a “sleeping cabin” (a sleeping area) cutting into another elongated volume containing the living and dining areas.

Summer House Skatoy
© Elisabeth Hudson
Summer House Skatoy
© Elisabeth Hudson

These volumes create private outdoor space on the upper level connected to private outdoor space on the lower level. The Client wanted a maintenance free summer house.

This resulted in a building clad in untreated timber, dry stone walls and sedum on the roof.

Summer House Skatoy
© Elisabeth Hudson
Summer House Skatoy
© Elisabeth Hudson
Summer House Skatoy
© Elisabeth Hudson


Summer House Skatoy
east elevation
Summer House Skatoy
west elevation
Summer House Skatoy
south elevation
Summer House Skatoy
north elevation


Summer House Skatoy
ground floor plan
Summer House Skatoy
upper floor plan
Summer House Skatoy
section
Summer House Skatoy
site plan

Filter Arkitekter, AS
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Filter Arkitekter, AS
Eugenies gate 8C, 0168 Oslo, Norway