Summer House Vestfold 2 / JVA

Summer House Vestfold 2 / JVA - Waterfront, CoastSummer House Vestfold 2 / JVA - Waterfront, CoastSummer House Vestfold 2 / JVA - Coast, DeckSummer House Vestfold 2 / JVA - Image 5 of 21Summer House Vestfold 2 / JVA - More Images+ 16

  • Architects: JVA
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  300
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2009
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Nils Petter Dale

Text description provided by the architects. The Summer house is located on the coast of Vestfold in the southern part of Norway.

The house replaces an older building at the site. To get the planning permit, the project had to be well adjusted to the terrain, both in terms of shape, scale, material and color.

Summer House Vestfold 2 / JVA - Waterfront, Coast
© Nils Petter Dale

The house and terraces are partly built upon existing stone walls, the parts of the walls which are new are made of stones from the blasting at the site.

Summer House Vestfold 2 / JVA - Coast, Deck
© Nils Petter Dale

The low elongated volume is cut into to allow for wind shielded outdoor areas, embraced by the house itself. These cuts also bring down the scale of the building, and together with the local variations of the section, make the building relate to the surrounding cliff formations.

Summer House Vestfold 2 / JVA - Image 5 of 21
© Nils Petter Dale

On the outer perimeter of terraces and pool, a glass fence also protects against wind, but allows for maximum view. The house is clad with Kebony wood, a sustainable process of treating the wood to allow for good durability towards the exposure to salt water.

Summer House Vestfold 2 / JVA - Wood, Waterfront, Coast, Column
© Nils Petter Dale

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Cite: "Summer House Vestfold 2 / JVA" 10 Nov 2009. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/40418/summer-house-vestfold-2-jva> ISSN 0719-8884

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