{"id":114058,"date":"2016-07-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/the-success-of-andreas-martin-loef-s-house-near-stockholm-lies-in-being-playful-and-taking-risks\/"},"modified":"2022-11-15T16:14:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T21:14:56","slug":"the-success-of-andreas-martin-loef-s-house-near-stockholm-lies-in-being-playful-and-taking-risks","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/the-success-of-andreas-martin-loef-s-house-near-stockholm-lies-in-being-playful-and-taking-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"The Success of Andreas Martin-L\u00f6f’s House Near Stockholm Lies in Being Playful and Taking Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Everybody was against it,” Andreas Martin-Löf says, looking at the offending infinity pool outside his weekend house in the Stockholm archipelago. “My friends thought it was nouveau riche. They wondered why I couldn’t just go down to the jetty for a swim, like everyone else.” Traditionally, Swedes favor rustic summer retreats, and Martin-Löf concedes that he usually dislikes “luxury” architecture both personally and in his work at Andreas Martin-Löf Architects<\/a>. Yet he was intrigued by the possibility of the infinity pool as a mirror for the property’s pine trees and expansive water views. “The pool is a crucial part of the success of the house,” he continues. “You have to be a bit playful and take a few risks.”<\/p>\n

> Project Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The house’s site, 15 acres on a steep slope high above the village of Aspvik, has been in Martin-Löf’s family for decades. When his relatives arrived, the only building there was a viewing tower constructed in 1912 in a tiered pagoda<\/span> style inspired by Chinese teahouses. In the 1960’s, his family added a modernist single-story residence to the tower. When he inherited part of the land, he decided to <\/span>start from scratch on it.<\/p>\n

“As a child, I already imagined the house that I would build,” he says—and it builds, in fact, on its predecessors.  “Relating to the older structures was important. For example, I borrowed the facade from the ’60’s addition, although I made it more contemporary by taking the glass all the way up to the ceiling.” A reference to the pitched roof of the viewing tower is more conceptual, translating into the slight angle of the concrete form that contains the lowest of the house’s three levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

They add up to 1,000 square feet. Above that basement level, the upper two appear light and delicate, largely wrapped in glass. First comes the bedroom, the bathroom, and a sauna. The top story is devoted to the living and dining areas and the kitchen, which open to an expansive deck with the infinity pool, giving a feeling of uninterrupted space.<\/p>\n

He oversaw much of the construction work himself. “Building on a hill was a lot more complex and difficult than I imagined,” he says, noting that the concrete had to be pumped up from a truck on the road 80 feet below. “It was only just possible.” And although the basic vinyl-lined pool was not expensive, it was tricky to add the stainless-steel plates for the two infinity edges.<\/p>\n

Concrete and glass, dominating the exterior, give way inside to untreated pine plywood, used for the ceilings, walls, and built-ins. “Having spent my early career doing factory renovations that were mostly plasterboard, I thought I’d see if I could do a project without it,” he says. The plywood also appears in some surprising combinations. A leftover sheet, placed on two trestles, became the dining table. Another unexpected move is the juxtaposition with luxurious marble. In the kitchen, the plywood’s grain acts as a counterpoint to the veining of the Carrara marble counter and backsplash. In the moody bathroom, where matte black Spanish marble covers virtually every surface, the plywood sliding door is a quirky touch.<\/p>\n

Plywood was of course helpful in sticking to a limited budget, and he was not afraid to go the off-the-shelf route when expedient. “The width of the cabinet bodies we used for the kitchen determined how wide the house would be,” he reveals. “In general, though, I tried to avoid mass-produced components. Custom solutions give a much more integrated result. I think the tactility of handicraft is a neglected part of good architecture.” For instance, the pine stairs incorporate LED strips, a detail borrowed from cruise ships passing by.<\/p>\n

His own hands-on involvement in the house having lasted two years, he concedes it was “a shock” when the construction was finished. “It went from being a project to being a home,” he says. As the location is just half an hour by car from his apartment and studio in central Stockholm, he uses the house year-round. Most weekends find him there. He says his favorite spot is the living area, where the surrounding treetops are reminiscent of the original viewing tower: “It’s fascinating to see a place I’ve known my whole life—but from an entirely new angle.” With an infinity pool in the foreground. <\/p>\n

Project Team<\/strong>
Edgar Mann: Andreas Martin-Löf Architects<\/a>. Kåver & Mellin<\/a>: Structural Engineer. Metab Värmeteknik<\/a>: MEP. Upp Till Nock Entreprenad: General Contractor.<\/p>\n

> Project Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

> See more from the June issue of Interior Design<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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