Tham & Videgård Arkitekter AB

House on Krokholmen

House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman

HOUSE ON KROKHOLMEN

Tham & Videgård Arkitekter

AREA
135 M²

PROJECT ARCHITECTS
Måns Tham, Mariano Tellechea

COLLABORATORS
Johanna Redell, Mårten Nettelbladt

CHIEF ARCHITECTS
Bolle Tham, Martin Videgård

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Måns Ljungberg

LOCATION
Värmdö No, Sweden

YEAR
2015

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The site is a promontory on the relatively small island of Krokholmen in Stockholm's outer archipelago: a typical archipelago landscape with windswept dwarf pines and soft mountain outcrops produced by the inland ice.

House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman
House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman
House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman

The plot benefits from open views, in the east all the way out to the lighthouse Almagrundet in the open sea, and it is at times exposed to strong winds. The family wanted a maintenance-free vacation home in one level with social space both inside and outside.

We proposed a two-part plan. Through a central wall holding the fireplace, a narrow opening gives access to bedrooms, bath and storage, that are oriented to the forest in the west.

The large family room with kitchen and entrance could thus face out towards the sea with daylight and view in three directions.

House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman
House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman

A screen of wood and glass runs around the house and unite interior and exterior spaces on a base of in-situ cast concrete.

The living room opens up through large sliding doors onto three terraces, one of which is sheltered from the winds and facing south and one is completely open to the water to the east.

House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman
House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman

The building section with a unifying arcuate roof creates the spatial quality of the interior but also defines the entire character of the building. The horizontal openess of the main space out towards the sea is balanced by its verticality, an internal ridge height of 6 meters (18 feet).

The tent-like room and silhouette of the house connects to the idea of the least complicated way to spend time in nature, but it is also inspired by the older Swedish pavilion- and gazebo architecture, light buildings carefully placed in the landscape.

House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman
House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman

The results often have a flavour of easy going summer life, yet sometimes surprisingly grand in their expression.

Construction and finishes are made entirely of wood with the exception of a steel girder distributing loads above the main facade.

Curved glulam beams rest on the low gable facades and meet along a ridge roof beam. Facade panels and trellis screens are made of cedar wood. Roof and exterior m

House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman
House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman
House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman
House on Krokholmen
© Åke E:son Lindman


House on Krokholmen
Site Plan
House on Krokholmen
Floor Plan


House on Krokholmen
North Facade
House on Krokholmen
East Facade


House on Krokholmen
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House on Krokholmen
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