The architects Jarmund / Vigsnæs have designed a summer house in Vestfold, Norway. Do not call it a simple house, not even having a dream home location, directly on the sea, but the design of these architects call it a true work of art.
The low, elongated shapes were so designed to allow the wind to reach the inner areas of the house, thus embracing the entire building. Openings and cuts were also made to lessen the impact of the building on the site trying to blend in with the surrounding rock formations.
On the outer perimeter of the terraces and the pool is a glass enclosure by failing to protect the building from the wind while at the same time not to interrupt the view. The house is covered, as well as from local stone, wood Kebony, treated with a sustainable process that allows him to have a long durability in the marine environment. Read the rest of this entry »



