Garden guesthouse

Garden guesthouse 

KFA arkitekter

Garden guesthouse
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ARCHITECTS
Kfa Arkitekter

PROGRAM / USE / BUILDING FUNCTION
Guesthouse

PHOTOGRAPHS
Kfa Arkitekter

AREA
30 M²

YEAR
2023

LOCATION
Gothenburg, Sweden

CATEGORY
Houses

Garden guesthouse
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Garden guesthouse
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The house is a 30-square meter guesthouse located outside Gothenburg, Sweden.

It is a typology called Attefallshus which is a small detached building that can be built on residential property without a full building permit, often used as a guest house, home office or rental unit.

This house serves as a guesthouse for family and friends. During the summer months it also serves as a garden pavilion and studio

Garden guesthouse
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Garden guesthouse
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It is situated at the edge of the property, framing the garden between the main house and the rocks, creating a form of secluded space or an enclosed garden.

The facade is clad with untreated heart pine nailed with dome headed stainless steel nails. Windows are in oiled oak and roof and gutter in zinc.

Garden guesthouse
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Garden guesthouse
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The house has two rooms and a bathroom. The bedroom has views to the south, the kitchen and living room is facing east and north. 

There is also a loft accessed by a ladder.

The interior has a material palette that reflects the exterior with a pine floor and a pine kitchen with an oak counter top.

Garden guesthouse
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Garden guesthouse
© KFA arkitekter


Garden guesthouse
© KFA arkitekter
Garden guesthouse
© KFA arkitekter
Garden guesthouse
© KFA arkitekter


Garden guesthouse
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