At the risk of being redundant, I'm posting the work of another Swedish design firm called WIDJEDAL RACKI BERGERHOF, or WRB. The goal of this post is to illustrate a specific design feature often expressed in modern architecture. This will not be the last post dedicated to this theme.
Lesson for Today: Think of a rectangular space with a roof, a floor and four walls. Cutting holes in the walls to let in light and provide an entrance/exit is one approach, but why not let the elements be more expressive by separating them? Detach the roof from the floor and it becomes a plane that wonderfully expresses the core of what you're building: a shelter. By doing so you're allowing the floor to act like an extension of the earth around the house. Think of walls as something to be added only where they are needed instead of completely enclosing the house and cutting out holes to allow for light and view. -Now you're blurring the lines of interior and exterior and inviting the scenery into the home.
Project: House Gundersen
Project: H - House
Project: Island House
1 comments:
Great houses. I find that Scandinavians have a strong sense of design. They're much more aware of their outside environment than other countries. This is probably because they live in darkness for half the year, and can really appreciate the sunlight during the summer months. The large windows are one example of this.
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