Structure studio Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has changed a derelict carpentry workshop in Norway with a set of three pastel-coloured townhouses named Sagene Wooden Commerce.
Positioned in a again backyard in northern Oslo, the townhouses accommodate compact timber-filled residing areas organized throughout three ranges.
The event occupies a small web site and builds upon an current carpentry workshop, which was partially demolished as a result of its derelict situation.
To transform the remaining portion of the workshop, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter added a metal construction and divided the house into three separate properties utilizing concrete partitions.
“We needed to demolish all the pieces inside as a result of it was not in good situation,” architect Quentin Desfarges informed Dezeen.
“So we carried out the brand new construction which is uncovered concrete partitions between residences and metal for the remainder of the construction.”
Organized facet by facet, the townhouses characteristic nearly equivalent facades which are painted in pastel shades of blue, inexperienced and pink.
Three massive rectangular home windows on every facade let pure gentle into the totally different ranges of the properties, whereas an oblong opening frames views from the top-floor balcony.
“The color scheme of the townhouses relies on the acquainted color palette of Oslo’s older plaster-covered brick buildings,” Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter defined.
Inside Sagene Wooden Commerce, the rooms are unfold throughout numerous ranges, together with double-height areas and mezzanine ranges. The bedrooms are positioned downstairs to permit the residing areas to benefit from the views from the higher flooring.
“The thought was to create three vertical homes, or townhouses, the place bedrooms are situated downstairs in a intelligent compact and environment friendly approach which host totally different household conditions,” mentioned Desfarges.
“Along with that, there are good potentialities to redistribute the rooms based on their kind of lives.”
The downstairs bedrooms characteristic wood flooring that draw from the positioning’s earlier use, in addition to white-painted and uncovered concrete accent partitions. Smaller home windows had been added to the decrease ranges of the homes to offer privateness.
“The neighbours situated in entrance of the south facade had been eager for the homes to not have large home windows on the primary flooring,” mentioned Desfarges.
“This imposition made us suppose that it could be nicer to have residing rooms and kitchens on the highest flooring which give higher views and on the identical time implement greater home windows increased up, whereas bedrooms, with home windows that get smaller the additional down you go, are situated within the first two flooring,” added Desfarges.
Above the bedrooms, the primary residing areas occupy a big open-plan room with a mezzanine degree connecting to a semi-outdoor balcony.
To assist divide this house, the studio used the staircase main as much as the mezzanine to mark the totally different areas, which comprise a kitchen, front room, and eating space.
With the mezzanine degree suspended over the residing house, the kitchen and eating space take pleasure in double-height sloping ceilings that provide a sense of openness inside the compact association.
All through Sagene Wooden Commerce’s interiors, oak furnishings and heat lighting distinction the cooler-toned uncovered concrete partitions and pastel-hued exterior of the properties.
“Internally, the widespread use of wooden within the kitchen, stairs and flooring speaks to the property’s earlier use, and stands in heat distinction to the daring concrete partitions,” mentioned the studio.
Different Norwegian properties just lately featured on Dezeen embody a cross-shaped home on an island and a weekend retreat with facades comprised of wood offcuts.
The pictures is by Ivar Kvaal.
