![House K / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5010/5c1d/28ba/0d42/2200/1a7c/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1361408289)
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Architects: Tham & Videgård Arkitekter
- Area: 285 m²
- Year: 2004
Text description provided by the architects. The house in Stocksund is a thin block with cut-outs for light, double-heights and a roof terrace. Using the full width of the property it separates the front yard facing east from the garden in south-west. Through its position on the site, the house is experienced almost exclusively at an frontal angle, and appears as if just a line, a wall with a certain depth to fit in space for living.
![House K / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5010/5bf4/28ba/0d42/2200/1a73/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1360869286)
The shallow block provides spaces that can introduce light from several directions. This is enhanced by the two double-heights that also guide views diagonally through the interior. The plan is simple: entrance and stairs fits into one box on ground level, a central passage on the upper floor gives access to bedrooms. The interior is one continuous space in two levels. As a result, movement through the house is characterised by visual shortcuts, spaces and activities overlap.
![House K / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter - Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5010/5c02/28ba/0d42/2200/1a76/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1360869297)
The main structure is in situ cast concrete, which is exposed in the cantilevered entrance canopy, only seven centimetre thin. By using a system with the thermal insulation as form work, costs have been reduced to not more than a standard type house. The interior is finished with white plaster, all floors and wooden details are white ash.
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Facades are stained black 18 mm plywood panels (6/9/1200x900mm), mounted in layers on a slowly grown pine framework (50x150mm).
![House K / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter - Bathtub, Sink, Bathroom, Lighting, Toilet](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5010/5c07/28ba/0d42/2200/1a77/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1360869302)