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House in a forest, Hvasser

The dwelling frames the lives of those closest to us. Kasper Bonna Lundgaard designed and built a house for his family while he was still an architecture student.

Architect: Kasper Bonna Lundgaard
Published 10 Oct, 2012
 
House for a family. The fence creates a safe zone where the architect's younger brother Hans, who has Down's syndrome, can play.

House for a family. The fence creates a safe zone where the architect's younger brother Hans, who has Down's syndrome, can play.

The atrium gives the family dwelling both indoor and outdoor spaces.

The atrium. On the rest of the site, the original vegetation remains untouched.

Open kitchen and living room makes it easy to follow what's going on.

Open living room.

Open kitchen

Inside, the visual connections between the spaces, and between inside and outside, are important.

Hans' mezzanine.

Detail of window in the master bedroom.

The greenhouse forms a threshold between the courtyard and the natural terrain outside.

Plan

Sketch of atrium.

Sketch of the living room seen from Hans' mezzanine.

Completion: 2012

Address:
Tjønnåsveien 4, Tjøme

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Photo:
Kasper Bonna Lundgaard

This private courtyard house was designed and built by the architect while he was still a student, for his mother and his brother Hans, who has Down’s syndrome. Most of the original trees on the wooded suburban site were retained. The house and its outbuildings shelter an open courtyard where openings and views inwards and outwards give everyone the opportunity for both freedom and security.