This wood panelled house and studio in Nacka, Sweden, is by Swedish studio In Praise of Shadows.
Called Solbrinken Ordinary House, the residence and studio buildings are separated by a gravel courtyard.
Both buildings feature large double-height glazed windows and sky lights.
Photographs are by Björn Lofterud.
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Here's a bit of text from the architects:
Solbrinken Ordinary House in Nacka
An ordinary single family house with a separate studio. The houses are situated between the forest and the former old garden.
We made the most out of the landscape variation and turned the closed walls to the outer world and neighbours.
The family wanted to create their own world. A designer and a art director. A living room for skateboard.
A high room for kitchen. A sleeping room with roof light and art.
In the space between the volumes are an outer room for recreation and play, with a character of Japan or Skåne.
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The house for living is a big open space in height as well as lenght with functional interaction between kitchen, living and sleeping areas.
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Connected to the double high kitchen is a working studio.
The materials are chosen with a simplicity and roughness for an active family; concrete floors, mdf kitchen, outside wood panel in black oil paint.
Simple and sustainable Nordic.
architect: In Praise of Shadows Arkitektur, Katarina Lundeberg
landscape: Alf Orvesten
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what an insult to Tanazaki.
i like the name 'ordinary house'
the bedroom of nightmares! that horror artwork and those tall white drapes… psychokiller interior design
I really love this one. Nice use of materials, nice mix of old and new, clean and cosy.
The bedroom seems fine to me. You are easily frightened.
@anna: love the kitchen though
what is "a living room for skateboard"?
Five words: I want to live there.
OK. My last response was a bit short.
Two things from the text jumped out at me:
1. The Scandinavian-Japanese connection. I've long thought this, or I did when the Japanese used wood instead of all white concrete. Also, is there a corollary between Finnish communal sauna and Japanese communal bathing?
2. Then skateboard thing brought back memories of when I lived in a factory in my mid-twenties.
The two things I would change about this house are:
Carpet??? The stairs and upper floor would have to be wood.
I'd also place a floor to ceiling window at the top of the stairs the width of the stairs and without mullions. It would be like walking up to the sky.
who names their firm "in praise of shadows"..honestly.
love the building though
Nice building, I want my office to look like this. Wonder how they have solved the problems with the acoustic?
Miranda, if you look closely you can see acoustic panels in several places on the ceiling.
I love the feeling of this house, however I am guessing the three childrens rooms are downstairs and open up to the living room. That leaves me to wonder whether there will ever be any sense of austerity left once they really live there.
Well, I like the ordinary house!