The design for L house sprung forth from a vision where nature meets glamour – a modern approach with a humble connection to its surroundings. Located on a hillside in front of a cozy harbor in the inner Stockholm archipelago, one of the key features of the house is the living room which shoots off from the main house on pillars above the slope below. This way, bushes and branches are able to find their way even beneath the house so that the experience from inside would be that one is seemingly floating in mid-air, suspended above the ground. This interaction between weight and lightness continues throughout the house with a basement floor clad in Swiss Vals stone in reference to the owner’s heritage which opens up in the middle of the house to a tree supposed to grow from the basement level and up through the house. In contrast, the upper floor is light, and features brushed shou sugi-ban charred wood panelling with an emphasis on its beautiful grain. We wanted the approach of the house to be private without becoming repellent, and decided to use high windows for this reason. While blocking the view straight into the house, they reveal the intricate exposed-beam ceilings which glow warmly at night.
