Small Concrete House Opens Up To The Swedish Landscape

By Simona Ganea | Published on Feb 15, 2019

In 2022 studio Collectif Encore designed a very interesting house in Sweden. The business firm is unusual in the sense that it's as bare and elementary on the inside equally it is on the exterior and that reminds us a chip of some other project that we reviewed a while ago: the Ark Home from Brenna, Poland.

The house looks like a concrete monolith, featuring matching walls and roof surfaces

Sliding glass doors and large windows welcome views of the green surroundings inside the house — Sliding glass doors and large windows welcome views of the greenish surround inside the firm

This 130 foursquare meter Swedish beauty is a concrete house with a unproblematic design meant to adjust a modern lifestyle. Its facade and interior spaces are finished in the same material and the same color: light grey plaster. This ensures continuity between the indoor and the outdoor on a level that we're not very familiar with.

The grey walls and polished concrete floors are complemented by numerous cozy-looking details such as this fireplace

The most eye-catching feature of all is a large wood volume which contrasts with the rest of the house — The nigh eye-catching feature of all is a large wood volume which contrasts with the rest of the house

The kitchen is framed by panoramic views and shares a very strong relationship with the outdoors — The kitchen is framed by panoramic views and shares a very stiff relationship with the outdoors

The light gray kitchen cabinets almost perfectly blend into the walls — The calorie-free gray kitchen cabinets well-nigh perfectly blend into the walls

Several sections of the business firm can be opened which solidifies the human relationship between the indoor and the outdoor even more. Inside, the polished physical flooring seamlessly connects all the spaces while the unfinished await of the walls creates a casual and modern vibe throughout the house. Furthermore, the grey kitchen cabinets blend in seamlessly and that'due south a very cool detail in tone with the overall fashion and pattern of the house. A wood volume contrasts with the residuum of the spaces bringing warmth and comfort within.