Summer Cabin near Göteborg
With its velvety black surfaces, clear lines, and matter-of-fact structure, this summer cabin rises from the rugged landscape of Brännö, an island flanking the ship route leading to Göteborg’s port. The architect’s design reconstitutes the house – an amalgamation of a cottage dating to the 1950s and small-scale additions made twenty years later – as a homogeneous form without changing the building massing. The intact elements of the existing building, such as the structural timber studs and planks of the exterior walls, were maintained and integrated in the new wall assemblies. The new plywood-clad facades are painted pitch black – bringing to mind traditional marine coatings. The black roof, covered in tarred felt, and black aluminium profiles round out the consistent colour concept. In contrast, the continuous wooden surfaces, reminiscent of pine lining, bestow the interior a casual elegance.
