Villa Timmerman is a blackened log cabin located in Sweden, designed by the couple duo Andreas Lyckefors and Josefine Wikholm.

The Sweden-based architectural studio Bornstein Lyckefors recently completed work on an intricate winter trip in the picturesque suburb of Askim in the municipality of Gothenburg. Designed and built by Bornstein Lyckefors’ founder and husband and wife team, Andreas Lyckefors and Josefine Wikholm, Villa Timmerman is a cozy winter prefabricated cottage, perfect for the winter months when you want to immerse all your senses in all that the season has to offer.

Designer: Bornstein Lyckefors

Askin is known as a commercial fishing hub, so it is logical that Villa Timmerman’s location was chosen so that it would have a view of the sea below. Located on the southeast side of a gradual slope, Villa Timmerman is located above snow-covered valleys as a semi-detached house that serves as the couple’s family base.

Defined by windows covered by crossed grids that form the shapes of diamonds and vertical beams, Villa Timmerman draws in plenty of sunlight from each side to create beautiful lattice shadows inside. The architects also state that “The grille was an experiment that proved to work well as extra protection against solar radiation on the façade and as a protective layer against the drizzle on the west coast.”

The location of the villa was in fact chosen so that sun would enter the house from at least one side during all hours of the day so that extra protection was necessary. To explain this further, the architects at Bornstein Lyckefors describe,

“It was a challenge to create a semi-detached house with equal qualities at both ends, because of course they turn in different directions. We had to study the local conditions carefully and take into account the weather, views, sun, evening sun, contact with the street and neighbors. In the end, the house could be arranged so that both parts of the house get morning, noon and evening sun. It is always sunny on a terrace or balcony during the bright part of the day. ”

Achieved through a process called wood tarring, the villa’s blackened wood exterior complements the home’s interior, which is characterized by light, natural wood walls. Inside, accents of veneer and ash elements give the stairs and furniture a little personality.

The brilliant quality of the home’s interior is enhanced by the open floor plan and expansive windows that flow from the floor of the home to its double-height roof. To resolve the barrier between the outdoors and the home’s warm interior, the villa and its windows were specifically configured to maximize the amount of sunlight entering the home during the day.