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Frame House II
LOCATION
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
PROGRAM
ALLOTMENT HOUSE
YEAR
2022
STATUS
COMPLETED
Frame house II is a 40 m2 allotment house in Holte, Denmark, inspired by traditional Japanese architecture. Inside and outside spaces fold in between the square structural grid, creating niches, views, and spaces that are confluent and yet separated. The house represents a modular construction system that can be filled in between the timber frame, similar to traditional Danish half-timbered houses. The house consists of 25 wooden columns where a rebate has been made on all four edges where inner and outer cladding fits into as well as the window glass. The panels can be filled with insulated walls or glass that is installed directly into the structure as frameless windows, giving the impression of open gaps between the Japanese-inspired plywood walls. The small house has a range of flexible and optimized interior, and the house itself becomes a piece of furniture with edges and stairs to sit on. The sofa has a flexible element on wheels that can serve as either a coffee table, an extension of the sofa, or as the final piece of the guest bed.
