The Garden House by Tham & Videgård Architects

Tham and Videgard, Swedish Architectural Firm has successfully completed the project called The Garden House. This house is built on 180 sqm area in Viksberg, Sweden.

The owner wanted a beautiful garden as a part of their house, and become a reason why they decided to move from their duplex apartment in central Stockholm to this country side location at lake Mälaren. To full fill customer requirement we proposed a house conceived as an integrated vertical addition to the garden, where indoor and outdoor spaces gradually blend and interact.

The triangular foot print is the result of a steep slope that diagonally crosses the site. With one of the long facades facing south we also managed to eliminate a pure northern façade. This further helped the idea of plants climbing high on the oversize trellis that cover some of the windows so that in time they will become hidden within the greenery.

A double height winter garden also function as a natural pre-heating of fresh air. The roof terrace offers very long views over the nearby hills towards lake Mälaren. Construction is all wood, both structure and finishes.
(source: contemporist)

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