This Swedish A-Frame With a Flourish Excels in All Seasons

A sweeping roofline creates a surprisingly spacious interior for this holiday home located eight hours north of Stockholm.

When outdoor enthusiast and tech executive Anders Smedberg set out to build a mountain getaway for himself and his two teenage children among the ski slopes of Edsåsdalen in northern Sweden, he had a clear vision. He wanted a practical and comfortable alpine home inspired by the classic American A-frame, and he called on Stockholm architect Måns Tham—whose cousin designed a previous home of his—to help him create it.

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Tiffany Orvet
Tiffany Orvet is a writer and documentary producer based in San Francisco, and couldn't be happier than when seeing good design in action.