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New-build, old spirit: a seaside Swedish home creates a material dialogue with its site

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: A range of factors made the renovation of a seaside house in Sweden impossible. Its owner, architect Åsa Hjort, conceived a new home based on the original building and its surroundings. - Jim Stephenson
Tailored for the residents’ lifestyle while iterating upon the previous residence on the plot, the L-shaped Hallen home – comprising five interlocking structures – fully embraces the surrounding forest and sea. - Jim Stephenson
Matching the width of the original home, which the family inhabited for over a decade, Hallen offers open space to enjoy the environs. - Jim Stephenson

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Designer, Architect
Contractor
Martin Sjöström, Orbital Projects
Electrical Engineer
Magnus Stomberg, Bravida Prenad AB
MEP Engineer
JJVVS Konsult AB
Structural Engineer
Gustav Svensson, SGSvensson AB
Lighting
Ljus i Hus
Landscape
Drakängen Natur och Trädgård
Kitchen Joinery
Nordiska Kök
Suppliers
Dinesen, Vola, Petersens Tegl

A range of factors made the renovation of a seaside house in Sweden impossible. Its owner, architect Åsa Hjort, conceived a new home based on the original building and its surroundings. 

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