Norwegian studios Architecture Vatn And Thunder extended house called Drapa in Osloadding a curved shape with a large terrace overlooking the city and its archipelago.
Created for the artist and director, extension pays homage to the 1930s architecture that characterizes this suburban area.
Hence the title of the poem – “Drapa” – a type of laudatory poem.
“The existing house is a well-preserved example of the period, but zoning regulations often result in pitched roofs or box-shaped extensions that stand out as outliers,” Architecture Vatn founder Espen Vatn told Dezeen.
“We therefore believe that the curved shape of the extension is in keeping with the character of the house and perhaps reflects how the extension would have been made when the house was built,” he added.
Combining the concrete base and two floors of the existing house, Dråpa offers three additional bedrooms as well as a living room, dining room and kitchen in its curved form.
The extension introduces an entrance to the house on the ground floor, previously accessible via the basement. It leads directly into the living room, dining room and kitchen, which connect to the existing house's stairwell via a short bridge.
The kitchen counter runs along the wall of this room, which faces the west end, where the curved wall is cut through by picture windows.
The central staircase leads to the master bedroom on the top floor of the extension. Here, wide wooden steps lead up to a semi-circular terrace with views of the Oslo archipelago.
A separate staircase leads to the basement of the extension, where two more bedrooms open out onto the garden through large glass doors.
“We wanted to work with the proportions of the new volume to create a dialogue between them and maintain the same height as the existing house,” Vatn said.
“The site has a stepped topography, so this change also allowed us to work with the site in a more interesting way,” he added. Thunder Founder Andrea Pinochet.
The exterior of the home is clad in white-painted timber planks that match the look of the existing home but are laid vertically to create a subtle contrast.
The interior is defined by white-painted plaster walls, light wooden floors and a blue-tiled bathroom with a round window on the upper floor.
Vatn Architecture and Groma are based in Oslo. The two studios have previously collaborated on conversion of an industrial warehouse into a studio for a film company.
Other recent residential projects in Norway include: house by Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter, reminiscent of traditional log houses And “Floating Treehouse” by Snøhetta.
Photo taken Johan Delin.