Two Sisters Holiday Home

Two Sisters Holiday Home
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Two Sisters Holiday Home

MNY Arkitekter

ARCHITECTS
Mny Arkitekter

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Mathias Nyström

HVAC CONSULTANTS
Lvi-suunnittelu Suhde Oy

FOUNDATIONS
Byggcenter Forsström Ab

MANUFACTURERS
Contura, Ollikainen, Organowood, Trämax, Vikin Window As

ELECTRICITY CONSULTANT
Proelman Oy

PROGRAM / USE / BUILDING FUNCTION
Residential, Holiday Home

STRUCTURE ENGINEER
Ollikaisen Hirsirakenne Oy

AREA
131 M²

LOCATION
Salo, Finland

YEAR
2023

CATEGORY
Houses, Sustainability

Text description provided by the architects.

The villa is set on a rocky site among beautiful pine trees, overlooking the sea and facing west in Salo in southern Finland. It´s designed for two siblings and their families with the theme "together separately".

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Two Sisters Holiday Home
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Before the construction of the villa, the plot housed a sauna building, a utility building, and an overnight shelter.

The primary goal was to craft a collective holiday home using massive wood, intricately tailored to the site, while safeguarding the surrounding pine trees. The project was shortlisted for the Finnish Wood Award 2023.

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Two Sisters Holiday Home
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The villa is functionally split into two units, sharing auxiliary spaces and terraces.

A fan-shaped layout was utilized to seamlessly integrate the overnight shelter into the whole, ensuring visual harmony, equality of outlook and dialogue between the two units.

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Two Sisters Holiday Home
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Visually the villa is divided into four smaller buildings of varying heights.

A narrow entrance is formed between the units, giving a hint of the landscape beyond the building.

Two Sisters Holiday Home
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Two Sisters Holiday Home
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The fan-shaped form and functional duality of the building create captivating views and spaces throughout.

The main spaces are characterized by visible roof beams and large windows.

From one window seat to the other, there is a direct line of sight between the units, otherwise, inside, the existence of the other unit is mostly only a presentiment.

Two Sisters Holiday Home
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Two Sisters Holiday Home
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Two Sisters Holiday Home
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All wooden interior surfaces feature a lye treatment, complemented by terracotta-coloured tiles in the hallway.

Black fireplaces and dark fixed furniture provide a striking contrast to the exposed light wood.

The building has a prefabricated 180 mm log frame and is clad with vertical spruce cladding with silicon treatment.

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Two Sisters Holiday Home
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The floor and roof are constructed of glue lam beams and insulated with recycled wood fiber insulation.

Natural ventilation, air-source heat pumps, and underfloor heating in bathrooms enhance its sustainability features.

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Two Sisters Holiday Home
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Two Sisters Holiday Home
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Two Sisters Holiday Home
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Two Sisters Holiday Home
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Two Sisters Holiday Home
Plan - SIte
Two Sisters Holiday Home
Plan


Two Sisters Holiday Home
Section A-A
Two Sisters Holiday Home
Section B-B
Two Sisters Holiday Home
West Elevation