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Villa Plus by Waldemarson Berglund
This idyllic pine house by the sea outside Stockholm has a glass-fronted lookout loft on its roof.
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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.
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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.
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A separate bedroom is located at the back of the house and can only be accessed by crossing the wooden outdoor deck.
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Timber feet raise the building and deck above the ground to prevent flooding when the tide is high.
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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.
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Photography is by Åke E:son Lindman.
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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.
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The surroundings are simply water with some rocks and little islands cutting through the surface.
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The scenery is very dramatic and horizontal. Every change in weather and light is directly reflected by the sea.
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Facing the challenge of building so close to the water, the house lands on the site very pragmatically.
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Standing on columns, if the sea goes wildly it simply runs under it.
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The client's wishes of catching the sea and creating calm and contemplative spaces lead the design.
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The house faces openly the sea, turning its back towards the city and the urban life.
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Even though being modernly designed, it is built in a traditional and uncomplicated way.
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This is due partially to the difficult (sometimes impossible), access, depending on the wind and waves.
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The harsh weather conditions, with wind, water and ice, also conditioned the choice of materials, taken from the nature around it.
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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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