Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS - Summer House

Starting construction
Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS
Summer House
Rysedalsvika
Sogn and Fjordane, Norway

This Summer House, situated on the shoreline of a long fjord in a pine and heather landscape, is the third in a series of three houses by Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS.

Photo courtesy Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS

"After working on the first two projects we were contacted by a client who was attracted to our architecture and the way we work with the landscape. The women had a very little old cottage, way too small for her family, and wanted something a little bigger but small enough not to be unobtrusive element in the landscape."
Todd Saunders & Tommie Wilhelmsen

The house consists of 3 distinct element all under 60 square meters. The largest part of the house contains a combined kitchen and living room with a small bathroom and the parent's bedroom. The second part of the house has two small bedrooms for the children.
The third element is a long thin floating roof that connect the other two element and partially covers the outside space making this space usable in all types of weather.

Photo courtesy Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS

From the side the house appears to be one long element split into two parts, yet the form of the house reads as one piece with one break in the elevation and another in its plan. The roof as a third element helps further strengthen the combination and wholeness of the project as one.

The materials will be mostly wood, maintaining a Nordic expression, with the folding elements of the house constructed from timber and the walls from simple birch plywood. The interior will be simple and uncomplicated with as little modern technology as possible.
The owners plan to install a compost toilet and a wood burning stove and rainwater will be collected for bathing.

The house will be completed during the summer of 2003.

Drawing courtesy Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS
Plan

Drawing courtesy Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS
Elevation

The house will be completed during the summer of 2003.

Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS

July 28, 2003





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		Starting construction Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS Summer House Rysedalsvika Sogn and Fjordane, Norway This Summer House, situated on the shoreline of a long fjord in a pine and heather landscape, is the third in a series of three houses by Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS. Photo courtesy Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS "After working on the first two projects we were contacted by a client who was attracted to our architecture and the way we work with the landscape. The women had a very little old cottage, way too small for her family, and wanted something a little bigger but small enough not to be unobtrusive element in the landscape." Todd Saunders & Tommie Wilhelmsen The house consists of 3 distinct element all under 60 square meters. The largest part of the house contains a combined kitchen and living room with a small bathroom and the parent's bedroom. The second part of the house has two small bedrooms for the children. The third element is a long thin floating roof that connect the other two element and partially covers the outside space making this space usable in all types of weather. Photo courtesy Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS From the side the house appears to be one long element split into two parts, yet the form of the house reads as one piece with one break in the elevation and another in its plan. The roof as a third element helps further strengthen the combination and wholeness of the project as one. The materials will be mostly wood, maintaining a Nordic expression, with the folding elements of the house constructed from timber and the walls from simple birch plywood. The interior will be simple and uncomplicated with as little modern technology as possible. The owners plan to install a compost toilet and a wood burning stove and rainwater will be collected for bathing. The house will be completed during the summer of 2003. Drawing courtesy Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS Plan Drawing courtesy Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS Elevation The house will be completed during the summer of 2003. Saunders & Wilhelmsen Arkitektur AS July 28, 2003