This idyllic pine house by the sea outside Stockholm has a glass-fronted lookout loft on its roof.
Completed in 2008 by Swedish architects Waldemarson Berglund, the two-storey Villa Plus is clad entirely in roughly cut Swedish pine that will grey with age.
Only one room occupies the rectangular first-floor loft, while bedrooms are on the ground floor alongside bathrooms and a large open-plan living room.
A separate bedroom is located at the back of the house and can only be accessed by crossing the wooden outdoor deck.
Timber feet raise the building and deck above the ground to prevent flooding when the tide is high.
Some other Swedish houses from our archive include a house with glazing that is flush with the ground and an island cottage with a raw timber interior - see more projects in Sweden here.
Photography is by Åke E:son Lindman.
The following information is from Waldemarson Berglund:
The building settles in the outer extension of the archipelago near Stockholm, in the borderland between land and sea.
The surroundings are simply water with some rocks and little islands cutting through the surface.
The scenery is very dramatic and horizontal. Every change in weather and light is directly reflected by the sea.
Facing the challenge of building so close to the water, the house lands on the site very pragmatically.
Standing on columns, if the sea goes wildly it simply runs under it.
The client's wishes of catching the sea and creating calm and contemplative spaces lead the design.
The house faces openly the sea, turning its back towards the city and the urban life.
Even though being modernly designed, it is built in a traditional and uncomplicated way.
This is due partially to the difficult (sometimes impossible), access, depending on the wind and waves.
The harsh weather conditions, with wind, water and ice, also conditioned the choice of materials, taken from the nature around it.
The load bearing walls are built from hand-picked panels of swedish pine, cut to a rough surface. In time, the wood will turn grey, becoming a part of the great surrounding environment.
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