A residential building with a total area of 370 m2 was erected in a residential area of the Norwegian capital, where low-rise buildings alternate with large green areas. For example, the site where JVA implemented their project used to be part of an orchard planted on a steep slope.
A strong difference in the relief and a magnificent view of the Oslofjord opening from the site predetermined the overall composition of this house: it is a "stack" of several rectangular blocks, which, following the logic of the slope, are shifted relative to each other. The console that appears due to such a shift serves as a "canopy" for the main entrance to the house, while the "observation deck" of a developed terrace faces the bay.
The load-bearing frame of the house is assembled from rectangular wooden frames fixed on a concrete base. The ceilings are also made of wood and sheathed with sheets of corrugated galvanized steel, which gives the living quarters a somewhat "industrial" look, which, according to the architects' idea, is the best fit for the modular system underlying the project.
The customers of this house were twin brothers who want to live next to each other, but not together, having at their disposal both a place for meeting and communication, and a separate space. In an effort to satisfy this non-trivial request, the architects divide the cottage into two equal parts and make their layouts a mirror image of each other. In fact, within the dimensions of one house, two apartments were designed, separated by a wide central partition, along which spiral staircases are placed. Only one room is shared here - a spacious living room on the upper floor, from which you can go to the open terrace or go to the second half of the house.
