Jarmund / Vigsnæs, AS Arkitekter MNAL

Summerhouse Danmark

Summerhouse Danmark
©Torben Petersen Fotografi

Summerhouse Danmark

Jarmund/vigsnæs Architects

Consultants
Ole Willerup, Rikke Øb

PRIMARYARCHITECT
 Einar Jarmund, Håkon Vigsnæs, Alessandra Kosberg, Lars Hamran, Jens Herman Næss

Client
Witheld At The Owners Request

Schedule
Completed 2012

STATUS
Built

AREA
1000 Sqft - 3000 Sqft

Size
123 M2

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
Denmark

Building type
Denmark

TYPE
Residential › Private House

Summerhouse Danmark
©Torben Petersen Fotografi

The site is located in a beautiful, windy summerhouse village on the northern tip of Sjælland, Denmark. It is a summerhouse for a family of five, and a dog.

The project is an assembly of five small buildings gathered around a wind shielded courtyard like a miniature village.

The layout is well known in this area, often used for organizing traditional farm buildings.

Summerhouse Danmark
©Torben Petersen Fotografi
Summerhouse Danmark
©Torben Petersen Fotografi
Summerhouse Danmark
©Torben Petersen Fotografi

There is a kitchen building, parents building, children’s building, guest building and utility building.

The concept serves different purposes beside the issue of a wind shielded courtyard:

There are no indoor transportation areas, this makes for an active outdoor living and reduces thez built area.

Summerhouse Danmark
©Torben Petersen Fotografi
Summerhouse Danmark
©Torben Petersen Fotografi
Summerhouse Danmark
©Torben Petersen Fotografi

A certain distance between different functions and users is allowed for by the detachment.

The small buildings also define outer wind shielded bays disposed for sheltering and gardening, all accessible from the inner courtyard.

The ridge and cornice of the houses are on the same height, while the width and length vary.

Summerhouse Danmark
©Torben Petersen Fotografi
Summerhouse Danmark
©Torben Petersen Fotografi

This gives the roofs different angles, making a playful composition in relation to the surrounding summer houses.


The inner courtyard is covered with a darker stone on the floor to store heat from the day throughout the evening.

Summerhouse Danmark
©Torben Petersen Fotografi
Summerhouse Danmark
©Torben Petersen Fotografi

Roofs and walls are covered with corrugated sheets of sea water aluminum, and the gable walls are clad with Siberian Larch.


Summerhouse Danmark
Summerhouse Danmark

Jarmund / Vigsnæs, AS Arkitekter MNAL
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Jarmund / Vigsnæs, AS Arkitekter MNAL
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