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Project posted by Kenton Knowles

The house on Dandelion Road

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Location
Skåne län, Sweden
Structure
House (Single Residence)
Style
Modern
Satisfying project by Architect-builder Kenton Knowles
Satisfying project by Architect-builder Kenton Knowles
The floor plan shows the linking of the old to the new and switches the center of the house from the right to the left.
The floor plan shows the linking of the old to the new and switches the center of the house from the right to the left.
After one year of designing, planning, permits, manufacturing, installing, renovating and finishing we are done with the punch list and the clients can move in.
After one year of designing, planning, permits, manufacturing, installing, renovating and finishing we are done with the punch list and the clients can move in.
The addition has Larch siding and deck, core-ten pop-out window seat, Plannja click standing seam roof and German windows and doors.
The addition has Larch siding and deck, core-ten pop-out window seat, Plannja click standing seam roof and German windows and doors.
The addition has Larch siding and deck, core-ten pop-out window seat, Plannja click standing seam roof and German windows and doors.
The addition has Larch siding and deck, core-ten pop-out window seat, Plannja click standing seam roof and German windows and doors.
The loft overlooking the living/dining area.
The loft overlooking the living/dining area.
The elevations show the contrast between the two structures/cultures.
The elevations show the contrast between the two structures/cultures.
A section showing the SIPS building system with a 6 meter span without embedded structural elements. The 30 cm panel spans 8-9 meters at a 35 degree slope and consists of 0.6 mm sheet metal on both sides of an EPS core. The walls are 12 mm OSB with an EPS core and the only structural elements are on the interior doubling as the wall chase for he wiring and sound insulation.
A section showing the SIPS building system with a 6 meter span without embedded structural elements. The 30 cm panel spans 8-9 meters at a 35 degree slope and consists of 0.6 mm sheet metal on both sides of an EPS core. The walls are 12 mm OSB with an EPS core and the only structural elements are on the interior doubling as the wall chase for he wiring and sound insulation.
The Viroc floor and fireplace surround including the pop-out window seat. Viroc comes in 4x8 sheets and can be cut with wood working tools. We put a clear sealer on it to darken it a bit.
The Viroc floor and fireplace surround including the pop-out window seat. Viroc comes in 4x8 sheets and can be cut with wood working tools. We put a clear sealer on it to darken it a bit.
The view from the loft.
The view from the loft.
The large format birch plywood was handpicked and matched as close as possible. The entrance to the batcave (bedroom) and the stairwell to the loft is the black polished Viroc . A glass sliding door and window separates the tv room in the loft from the main room.
The large format birch plywood was handpicked and matched as close as possible. The entrance to the batcave (bedroom) and the stairwell to the loft is the black polished Viroc . A glass sliding door and window separates the tv room in the loft from the main room.
Day 2 installing the SIPS shell.
Day 2 installing the SIPS shell.

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Bedrooms
4

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From Kenton Knowles

This is a home for a Dutch couple living in Sweden and working for Ikea.

They bought an older summer house and we designed the addition and renovation on a tight budget.

They needed to move the living area and build a separate bedroom on the main floor to get a view of the yard and get access to an outdoor seating area on a wooden platform.

The solution came to us when when we decided to frame an unusual tree in their backyard in a pop-out window seat next to the woodstove.

The form grew out of the city planning requirements and the need to break out of the box in an understated way as not to upset the neighbors but to still express their Dutch-ness.

We though of it a a modern wooden shoe in form or the prow of a ship moving though the Southern Swedish landscape.

The old and new together seemed to symbolize the two cultures docking each other in a respectful way.