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a holiday home I can drive down to and connect to the outside
Situated on the ås in Båstad, with sweeping views over the Skåne landscape and the sea, this project began with a modest and run-down 1960s villa. The client, Daniel, envisioned a retreat for his family, a simple, timeless home to enjoy on weekends and summer holidays.The concept was to work with what already existed, while seamlessly integrating a new design into the landscape through a restrained material palette and sensitivity to context. I raised the building volume to maximise views, then carefully set back the upper floor behind evergreen pines. This move created a sheltered south-facing terrace and ensured the master bedroom enjoyed privacy, opening towards the forest beyond.Swedish regulations required the top floor to function as a fully accessible apartment, should it ever be needed. Allowing space for a potential lift in future created a distinctive vertical circulation core, an important element in shaping the logic of this “upside-down” house.Daniel’s passion for cars also influenced the design. I wanted the journey through the house to begin with arrival at the carport, where the vehicles nestle beneath the home. From there, the house appears to glide lightly above the ground, reinforcing the idea of a retreat elevated within its setting.
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