House Morran by Johannes Norlander Arkitektur

House Morran by Johannes Norlander Arkitektur

Swedish architects Johannes Norlander Arkitektur have renovated this 1950s island cottage near Gothenburg.

House Morran by Johannes Norlander Arkitektur

House Morran has been re-clad in tar-coated plywood and the roof, eaves and gutters are also coated in black.

House Morran by Johannes Norlander Arkitektur

The interior of the house is finished in natural pine.

House Morran by Johannes Norlander Arkitektur

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Photography is by Rasmus Norlander

Here are some more details from the architects:


House Morran

Date: 2010.11.01
Construction year: 2010

House Morran by Johannes Norlander Arkitektur

Client: Private Architect: Johannes Norlander Arkitektur AB
Location: Gothenburg Archipelago , Sweden Area: 80 m2

House Morran by Johannes Norlander Arkitektur

The house is located on an island just by the sea fairway to the port of Gothenburg.

House Morran by Johannes Norlander Arkitektur

The project is a transformation of a worn down cottage from the 50’s with an extension from the mid 70’s.

House Morran by Johannes Norlander Arkitektur

The building volume and most of the structure has been kept intact, in order not to exploit the landscape but just to refine and strengthen the qualities already existing on the site.

House Morran by Johannes Norlander Arkitektur

The new facade is cladded in plywood, coated in black pine tar just like the traditional way of preserving wooden boats.

House Morran by Johannes Norlander Arkitektur

The roof is coated in simple tar paper and has thin plywood eaves with integrated aluminum gutters, coated in black. The interior is all in natural pine and where plywood is used for both cladding and construction.

House Morran by Johannes Norlander Arkitektur


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