![PlayHouse / Street Monkey Architects + Bjerking - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5509/723a/e58e/ceb0/fa00/0012/large_jpg/SMA-Playhouse-21.jpg?1426682420)
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Architects: Bjerking, Street Monkey Architects
- Area: 175 m²
- Year: 2013
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Photographs:Robin Hayes Photography
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Ventilation: Exengo, Wojtek Banda
![PlayHouse / Street Monkey Architects + Bjerking - Windows, Brick, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5509/7194/e58e/ce49/0300/000f/large_jpg/SMA-Playhouse-03.jpg?1426682255)
Text description provided by the architects. This debut project for SMA is on a forested sloping site on an island suburb just outside of Stockholm. The client’s wish was to create a habitat for social and outdoor living, with enough space for the fluctuating number of children required in many Swedish households today.
![PlayHouse / Street Monkey Architects + Bjerking - Shelving, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5509/7218/e58e/ce49/0300/0012/medium_jpg/SMA-Playhouse-16.jpg?1426682384)
The challenges from the client were: 1. Create enough space to accommodate the program while remaining generous to the natural beauty of the site. 2. Make it energy efficient and 3. Build it with prefabricated modules.
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The solution was a simple L floor plan and a cantilevered second floor. The L floor plan creates three distinct outdoor areas for socializing: a morning garden, a roof terrace and a sunset deck for dining. The second floor cantilever stretches out to make place for the master bedroom while maintaining a volume that still sits light in the landscape.
![PlayHouse / Street Monkey Architects + Bjerking - Windows, Bedroom](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5509/7223/e58e/ceb0/fa00/0011/medium_jpg/SMA-Playhouse-17.jpg?1426682395)
Thick, well-insulated walls, an air-tight building envelope and solar power reduce the energy demand of the house significantly compared to conventional Swedish construction and the façade materials are rustic and industrial like a piece of old farm equipment.
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The result was 6 prefabricated modules placed on site in two days and a very happy family of 5.
![PlayHouse / Street Monkey Architects + Bjerking - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5509/7250/e58e/ce47/5100/0012/medium_jpg/SMA-Playhouse-xx.jpg?1426682441)