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position and the verdant surroundings and views. In perfect balance with its environment is covered with a bed of a variety of sedum plants.”

 

The light ochre entrance door creates contrast and a warm welcome for visitors. In the interior, you move between rooms that allude to "sea" and "grass" where blue and green colours break off against dark tones in black and anthracite. Designed for short stays, the compact layout features bedrooms, bathrooms and a living/dining/kitchen area with large glass windows that maximize and bring natural light into the interior and lead out onto the central terrace.

The houses are site-built loose timber houses that are inspired and adapted with great care to the surrounding nature and terrain.
 

Halmstad Golfarena’s new addition of ten golf cabins by Fredblad Arkitekter are set around a scenic pond. Created with elegant, stripped-down architecture and adapted with great care to the surrounding nature and terrain. With special attention to detail, these newly added accommodations for golfers and vacationers in the scenic Halmstad environment.

 

"We have used simple and everyday materials where the pine wood panel has been boiled in linseed oil to give an environmentally friendly and durable board. The wooden facades will age beautifully and blend in among the pines. The three-dimensional, natural-coloured wood panels in the 40-square-meter cabins are site-built loose timber houses. Each of the ten houses has a generous private terrace, some of which juts out into the water, taking full advantage of the sunny westerly

wood forest

Prefabricated architectural concept by architect Emelie Holmberg. I photographed the first made situated in unspoiled woodlands on the island of Väddö, Sweden.

It grew out of a realization of changing living and working patterns partly precipitated by the pandemic. Pre-Covid, Emelie had dreamt of a more flexible lifestyle facilitated by technology, allowing her to work remotely wherever she chose, so long as she had internet access.

This partly sparked the idea for Gimme Shelter, which began life as a concept for her own self-build, low-cost home. The project comprises two structures. One measures 32 sq m and contains a living room, kitchen, and bathroom; the other occupies 10sq m and houses a bedroom.

GIMME SHELTER

Halmstad Golfarena’s new addition of ten golf cabins by Fredblad Arkitekter are set around a scenic pond. Created with elegant, stripped-down architecture and adapted with great care to the surrounding nature and terrain. With special attention to detail, these newly added accommodations for golfers and vacationers in the scenic Halmstad environment. "We have used simple and everyday materials where the pine wood panel has been boiled in linseed oil to give an environmentally friendly and durable board. The wooden facades will age beautifully and blend in among the pines. The three-dimensional, natural-coloured wood panels in the 40-square-meter cabins are site-built loose timber houses. Each of the ten houses has a generous private terrace, some of which juts out into the water, taking full advantage of the sunny westerly position and the verdant surroundings and views. In perfect balance with its environment is covered with a bed of a variety of sedum plants.” The light ochre entrance door creates contrast and a warm welcome for visitors. In the interior, you move between rooms that allude to "sea" and "grass" where blue and green colours break off against dark tones in black and anthracite. Designed for short stays, the compact layout features bedrooms, bathrooms and a living/dining/kitchen area with large glass windows that maximize and bring natural light into the interior and lead out onto the central terrace. The houses are site-built loose timber houses that are inspired and adapted with great care to the surrounding nature and terrain.

BY JAMES SILVERMAN PHOTOGRAPHY

GOLF CABINS

Written for Dwell magazine by Tiffany Orvet

Written for Dwell magazine by Tiffany Orvet

Written for Dwell magazine by Tiffany Orvet

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