![Villa Alta / Johannes Norlander Arkitektur Ab 1 Villa alta / johannes norlander arkitektur ab](https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Villa_Alta_061.jpg)
Project Details:
Location: Outside Stockholm, Sweden
Type: Residential – Houses
Architect: Johannes Norlander Arkitektur AB – www.norlander.se
Area: 160 m2
Design year: 2007
Contractor: Norlander Projekt AB
Photos: Rasmus Norlander
Construction:
Foundation and floors: site concrete
Walls: Cell-blocks and site concrete. Exterior finish: Plaster
Roof construction: Kerto wood beams
Architect’s Statement:
The property is situated in the town Älta, a few kilometres south of Stockholm. The house is located on a hilly site with relatively limited building rights. It’s located along the town’s main street, surrounded by a motley crowd of buildings from the 60’s till today. The site has the shape of a triangle, where the building is placed on the southwest, upper part.
![Villa Alta / Johannes Norlander Arkitektur Ab 2 Villa alta / johannes norlander arkitektur ab](https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Villa_Alta_071.jpg)
The volume of the house is a result of the topographical conditions of the site, its building restrictions and the ambition to create a functional layout on a small area. From an economic aspect, it was important to minimize the foundation costs and therefore place the house on the only flat part of the property.
![Villa Alta / Johannes Norlander Arkitektur Ab 3 Villa alta / johannes norlander arkitektur ab](https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Villa_Alta_081.jpg)
The house has an area of 160 square meters , divided on two floors and a building height of 6 metres. The angles and the wedge-shape of the building contribute to an open but still functional floor plan, this despite the narrow house width of just 4.6 meters.
![Villa Alta / Johannes Norlander Arkitektur Ab 4 Villa alta / johannes norlander arkitektur ab](https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Villa_Alta_021.jpg)
The entrance floor consists mainly of a kitchen and a living room where the narrower center part of the building acts as a room divider. The upper floor consists of three bedrooms, a bathroom and a small library centrally located with a visual contact to the ground floor.
![Villa Alta / Johannes Norlander Arkitektur Ab 5 Villa alta / johannes norlander arkitektur ab](https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Villa_Alta_041.jpg)
The idea of consistency has permeated the project, where we wanted to simplicity of the sketch to shape the final outcome, both in terms of detailing and the building as a whole. The materials are simple and the detailing is reduced to purpose it’s function.