2. Freely placed windows in a sprawl punctuate the roof and the ‘closed’ facçades together with the screen-like, fixed shutters. This makes the light inside the house differ and change in a constantly changing pattern of light and shadow.
3. Roof windows placed as light shafts add light to the staircase and to the upstairs living space ready for guests, but not yet furnished apart from a few decorative items. 4. The interior, which is kept bright white, forms a marked contrast to the ‘Falu-red’ colour used outside. 5. Detailed cross-section. 6. Axonometry of the construction.
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Drawings by and copyright of © Tham & Videgård Hansson Arkitekter AB
1. Villa Karlsson is set in an area with amble space to the next neighbour, the nearest small town and the sky above.
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