Överby House by Swedish architect John Robert Nilsson, sits upon on a limestone-covered concrete plinth on a rocky hilltop in Värmdö, Sweden. The plinth provides a continuous floor surface inside and outside of the house.
Features state-of-the-art solutions that appear simple and uncluttered. Clean forms and clean lines are consistently pursued throughout. This is a technology-intensive house, a piece of civilized life and order perched atop a rocky headland in the wilds of the Stockholm archipelago.
Open space with high glass walls facing the sea. In stark contrast is the entrance side of the house, comprising a dense, plastered wall in which the only opening is a ceiling-high pivot door, whose latticed surface lets the light seep through.
A few select quality materials are used consistently throughout the house. Light against dark, creating a stark graphic distinctness. Light materials include limestone from Gotland, silvery white ash wood, matte-white painted walls and ceilings.
White lacquered steel elements in the interior. Contact between the interior and exterior is enhanced by disappearing walls of glass, leaving a seamless sweeping view spanning from stone floor to ceiling.
The exterior is dark with matte-black plaster, roofing felt, and powder-coated steel. The project also landscaped the surrounding terrain, including an overflow pool set on the outer edge of the stone block, and have drawn up a suggestion for steps down to the bay and docking pier.
Images courtesy of Åke Eson Lindman, John Robert Nilsson Arkitektkontor
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