The T-House uses and challenges the most common
technology solutions of our time in a difficult-to-build
location, a typical challenge in a metropolitan location today.
The house maximizes the volume within the zoning restrictions on
a steeply sloping plot in an established residential area. There
is room for both an elderly disabled person and playing children
in well-functioning indoor and outdoor spaces. With recognizable
elements and recognizable building technology, a clear body is
created that stands out and awakens emotions. The T-house is a
house for a family with a separate guest apartment.
The trees around the house have been preserved and the house
rises in the foliage. In the narrow body, the kitchen-living
room is placed as high up as possible in order to get the views
and the light. For good accessibility and function, the
stairwell is in the centre of the body from which all stories
and functions are reached.
The T-shape enables a minimal excavation as it only requires a
small foundation at the bottom (the Swedish law requires full
accessibility with wheelchair). The shape also provides an
advantageous symmetry in the structure which stands independent
of itself without attachment to the bedrock. Only the terrace
elements are attached to the rock. A prefabricated structure
provides a controlled construction process. The sandwich panel
with the mold side inwards allows for a manually raked treatment
of the facade surface which visually blends with the bark of the
trees. The choice of concrete as building material derives from
the moisture-exposed position in the rock. Materials has been
used with untreated surfaces together with simple technology
solutions such as the use of thermal inertia. The interior has a
warm character with the exposed wooden surfaces in contrast with
the hard exterior.
Facts
Project name: T House
Location: Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden
Architect: Spridd (Lead architect: Ola Broms Wessel, Project
architect: Jakob Wiklander, Collaborator: Johan Löwstett, Senior
architect: Klas Ruin)
Structural engineer: Mikael Furu, Optima Engineering
Client: Private
Gross built area: 267 kvm
Year: 2018
Photographer: Mikael Olsson
Manufacturers, products:
Framework: Finja Prefab, Hultsfred. Concrete casting: Svensk
Betongdesign. Steel framework: Vytab. Windows and doors: SSC.
Light fixtures: Ifö Electric, Flos. Elevator: Motala Hiss. The
net around the house: Jakob Rope.