Villa Lyckas

As a dice thrown onto a rugged surface, the extension for this 50’s house finds its place in a natural way following the old stone walls complementing the old building. Therefore the chosen design option was named Noppa, Finnish for dice.

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The new built does not deny its modern nature and sits as an abstract box next to the old house establishing a contrasting dialogue between the two of them: new and dark, old and light. All of it in wood. The new composition borrows traditional elements such as the wooden lattices making a reference to the countryside architecture and uses them as solar protection in the south facades which open to the seaside landscape. The black lattice-like facade claddings together with the lattices create a unique character to the house.

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In addition to the material choices the project makes an ecological choice by renovating the old house instead of demolishing it and building everything new.