V-House. Entrance level roofdeck with a view.
Projects / Dwelling
V-House, Asker
Space Group's award-winning single-family house makes innovative use of structural steel to create flowing spaces along a pine-clad hillside by the sea.
Architect: Space Group Arkitekter AS. Landscape architects: West 8, Netherlands
Published 05 Feb, 2006
The house is conceived as two landscapes: one in concrete, anchored to the sloping site, and one in steel, folded to form the main living spaces. These two material systems meet in a rupture, a ”cleft” penetrating both, which leads light from the south-facing entrance down to the north-facing living space.
The plan is simple – the spatial complexity appears in the section. Rather than contained spaces, V-House offers a continuous surface for social action. The variety of spatial relationships combines with the natural terrain and takes in the Norwegian landscape and the fjord from all sides.
Facts:
V-House was awarded the A.C. Houen Fund Diploma in 2012, and the Steel Construction Award in 2005.