House 669
House 669 is a low budget modular house, which within strict means is aspiring to establish a set of fundamental architectural qualities and serve the everyday life of a family of 5.
House 669
“House 669” is an expression of the customers dream of getting their own house on a low budget and within a set fabrication process.
The context is typical of many mid-sized Swedish towns contemporary development. The plot is prepared for fast and cost-effective construction of a catalogue house. Building your own home here often comes down to the choice of a style.
“House 669” lands in this context, neighbouring the neofunctional look and across the street a modern mansion, that sits on a plot of 600 m2. It is a house built in collaboration with a local catalogue house manufacturer, but sustains the pursuit of living in an environment that supports the families everyday life, including work, play, social life and rest.
The volume is archetypical, as a quick drawing of a house. 1 1/2 levels and open to the ridge, it provides a variety of spaces.
By stripping away the standard materials (3-strip parquet, plasterboard ceilings, laminate window sills etc.) often found in catalogue houses, “House 669” achieve a more tactile material palette.
Three colored "islands" divides the ground floor which becomes the scene of social life, while supporting the private rooms upstairs.