Led by Sofie Campanello and Catharina Dahl Palmér, architecture studio Fabel represents Sweden in the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2021. Here we introduce the architects and their summer c...
studio’s agenda. This is showcased beautifully in a residential summer cabin the pair designed in the Swedish countryside of Höghult . Other works include the Villa Ödsmål and Vallda single-family houses. The emerging studio’s approach is defined by a combination of classic materials, such as wood, and time-tested building techniques that are expressed in a contemporary way.
‘For us, great architecture is equal to simplicity, clarity and effortlessness,’ they say. ‘If an addition feels like it has always been there, we are more than satisfied. If, at the same time, it has the nerve that comes when the contemporary meets the historical, and you can feel it in the stomach, you have come all the way.
The simple brief is reflected in a suitably straightforward layout. The plan is composed of two main structures, set next to each other in a linear way and linked by a decked and sheltered outdoor patio. Following Fabel’s signature approach, the cabin is built using traditional techniques and joinery. Both ‘wings’ are wooden constructions – the more opaque one uses a log house technique and the more transparent volume is made with a timber framing construction. No nails or metal reinforcements are used anywhere – this is purity in architecture at its best. The ‘log house’ turns its back to the other buildings in the vicinity, ensuring privacy for its guests and the second, more open room.
‘We wanted to make an addition that was at once restrained and magnificent, and which had an interaction with the surrounding nature,’ say the architects. ‘Simplicity and clarity have been key words throughout the process.’Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our magazine’s annual listing of promising practices from across the globe.
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