Östra Kvarnskogen by Brunnberg & Forshed

My Swedish is a bit rusty so I can't say much about this project, other than it won a big prize from the Swedish wood promotion organization Skogs Inustrierna. "Östra Kvarnskogen has been constructed within a large nature reserve with sharply sloping terrain. Here, nature holds sway, and there are houses which stand partially-upported by 7m-high steel pillars as a result of the mountain’s steep slope. The man-made and the natural appear to co-exist peacefully here. Its uniqueness leads heart and mind to a tranquil state."

Photos used with permission of Skogs Intustrierna, credit Åke E:son Lindman

LOCATIONFLOTTARESTIGEN 8-80, SOLLENTUNA

BUILDING TYPE40 HOUSES SITUATED IN A NATURE RESERVE

DEVELOPERFOLKHEM, SVEN-HARRY KARLSSON

ARCHITECTSBRUNNBERG & FORSHED ARKITEKTKONTOR AB,KJELL FORSHED

CHIEF ARCHITECTLUDMILLA LARSSON

COLLEAGUESÅSA SJÖSTRAND AND STAFFAN CORP

BUILDERSLOOSTRÖM AND GELIN

BUILDING CONTRACTORFOLKHEM

CONSTRUCTION PERIOD2004-2006

::Skogs Industrierna in ::Swedish and ::English via ::Architectur