Projects / Dwelling
Shingle house at Vådan, Trondheim
August Schmidt built himself a house as a challenge to the accepted conventions of energy solutions and construction practices.
Architect: Arkitekt August Schmidt AS
Published 16 Dec, 2015
Dikehaugen 12 is a small family home sited between tall spruce trees at the outskirts of Trondheim. There are three pitched roof volumes: sauna, main house and outhouse, all clad with pine shingles. The project is meant as a statement in today’s construction debate: how to build with a focus on quality, architecture, materiality, structure and sustainability. It is constructed with a limited area, a flexible plan and permeable construction, with an insulated, heated volume nestled within a larger, uninsulated structure. It challenges the building regulations, but not the planning framework. The architect has been client, designer, contractor and, at times, the builder.