Perched atop a steep hillside in the idyllic Nacka, east of central Stockholm, HE house was designed to enjoy its vantage point and the great views it offers at the same time as it provides a quiet backyard for peace and contemplation. The house is designed in two levels, the ground floor being the entrance floor with an open car park underneath the main body of the house. A new road had to be built solely for the house as the lot had previously been inaccessible by car, and we chose to incorporate this as delicately as possible into the cliffside leading up to the house. The upper floor is divided in a social part and a private part, the social part being fully transparent connecting the peaceful backyard – featuring a small pool made up with natural stonework and an adjoining Japanese garden – with the viewing terrace on the other side. The private area is adorned in walnut boiserie with views of the backyard garden along a hallway connecting the rooms and ending in a study overlooking the garden. The materials used among other feature a vertical zigzag pattern natural anodized aluminum panel for the exterior which gives the house a beautiful luster.
