Project: IJ Guest House
Location: Västerhaninge, Sweden
Year: 2023
Status: Built
Client: Private
Structural engineer: Michael Paczkowski
Photography: Johan Dehlin
Location: Västerhaninge, Sweden
Year: 2023
Status: Built
Client: Private
Structural engineer: Michael Paczkowski
Photography: Johan Dehlin
The house is nestled among trees and rock cliffs by a
coastal bay near Häringe Castle, south of Stockholm. In the tradition of the
Swedish “Lusthus” this small building, surrounded by nature and views to the
sea, acts as a leisurely outpost to the main house; a historic timber cabin
originally part of the castle grounds.
A monolithic roof reflects the sky and forms a sharp silhouette against the foliage. The roof overhangs a raised deck, providing shelter from both rain and sunlight. A panoramic window facing south, large sliding doors toward the water, and a band of windows with the entrance door overlooking the cliffs create a close connection with the surroundings and allow for free movement through and around the house, with nature and the changing weather always present.
The house has a rectangular plan form, with an open half for socialising to the south and a compact half to the north with a bedroom, bathroom, and a sleeping loft. The structure consists of a wooden frame on a plinth foundation and cantilevered floor beams. Two full-height transverse walls and the loft ceiling stabilise the structure laterally. The roof, with its dormer window gazing out from the sleeping loft, is clad in standing seam zinc. The façade is made of grey stained horizontal larch panelling that will eventually blend in with the weathering deck and floor beams.
A monolithic roof reflects the sky and forms a sharp silhouette against the foliage. The roof overhangs a raised deck, providing shelter from both rain and sunlight. A panoramic window facing south, large sliding doors toward the water, and a band of windows with the entrance door overlooking the cliffs create a close connection with the surroundings and allow for free movement through and around the house, with nature and the changing weather always present.
The house has a rectangular plan form, with an open half for socialising to the south and a compact half to the north with a bedroom, bathroom, and a sleeping loft. The structure consists of a wooden frame on a plinth foundation and cantilevered floor beams. Two full-height transverse walls and the loft ceiling stabilise the structure laterally. The roof, with its dormer window gazing out from the sleeping loft, is clad in standing seam zinc. The façade is made of grey stained horizontal larch panelling that will eventually blend in with the weathering deck and floor beams.