Tham & Videgård Arkitekter, AB

House K in Sweden

House K in Sweden

HOUSE K

Tham & Videgård Arkitekter

AREA
285 M²

YEAR
2004

LOCATION
Danderyd, Sweden

CATEGORY
Houses

House K in Sweden
House K in Sweden
House K in Sweden

Text description provided by architect.

The house in Stocksund is a thin block with cut-outs for light, double-heights and a roof terrace. Using the full width of the property it separates the front yard facing east from the garden in south-west.

Through its position on the site, the house is experienced almost exclusively at an frontal angle, and appears as if just a line, a wall with a certain depth to fit in space for living.

House K in Sweden
House K in Sweden
House K in Sweden

The shallow block provides spaces that can introduce light from several directions. This is enhanced by the two double-heights that also guide views diagonally through the interior.

The plan is simple: entrance and stairs fits into one box on ground level, a central passage on the upper floor gives access to bedrooms.

The interior is one continuous space in two levels. As a result, movement through the house is characterised by visual shortcuts, spaces and activities overlap.

House K in Sweden
House K in Sweden

The main structure is in situ cast concrete, which is exposed in the cantilevered entrance canopy, only seven centimetre thin.

By using a system with the thermal insulation as form work, costs have been reduced to not more than a standard type house. The interior is finished with white plaster, all floors and wooden details are white ash.

House K in Sweden
House K in Sweden

Facades are stained black 18 mm plywood panels (6/9/1200x900mm), mounted in layers on a slowly grown pine framework (50x150mm).


House K in Sweden
House K in Sweden


House K in Sweden
House K in Sweden


House K in Sweden
House K in Sweden

Tham & Videgård Arkitekter, AB
T +46 8 7020046
Tham & Videgård Arkitekter, AB
Blekingegatan 42, 116 62 Stockholm, Sweden