Iron Architecture · 2022
Selfors Housing
- A' Design Award 2022 in Architecture
- CLIENT: Bjornadal Arkitektsstudio
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 11,576
- Verification code 9D721256D4 · Verify this award
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About Selfors Housing
Selfors is a house created through the rehabilitation of a modernist villa from the 1960s. The original villa was partly altered by a prefabricated addition in the 1980s. The new design respects the modernist character of the earlier building. The three-story house covers 200 square meters and is arranged around a central staircase that acts as a natural ventilation shaft between the floors. A glazed south facade collects sunlight. The original wood structure was reused, and a new facade and new windows were added. Sheltered outdoor spaces surround the house.
About the A' Design Award
Selfors Housing is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Selfors Housing is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Selfors Housing is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
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- Unique Properties
- The house is a rehabilation of a 1960´ modernist villa, which was partly destroyed by a prefabricated design in the 80´s. Much effort has been made in making a modern design in respect of the 60´s moderninst design.
The house is sentered around a central staircase which functions as a air ventilation between the different stories. - Dimensions & Packaging
- 3-story
200 m2
outer measures 9600mm x 11800mm
height 960mm0 - Tags
- #recycle, #house, #microclimate, #wood, #nature
- Production Technology
- Upcycling - The house is a original 1950 house that was refurbished in the 1980´s. We have reused the original wood construction of the house and added new facade, windows, and moved interior walls.
- Design Challenge
- The house is a rehabilitation of a modernist villa from 1960 which was partially destroyed by a prefabricated design in the 80's. The house is centered around and central staircase that acts as air ventilation shaft between the different floors. A lot of work has been put into creating microclimatic spaces around the house to provide shelter and outdoor spaces for the residents.
- Inspiration
- The design is inspired by natural ventilation principles where the sun is collected in a southward facade with glass and ventilated through a central staircase.
- Project Duration
- The project started 2011 and the building was finished in 2014 in Mo I Rana.
- Operation Flow
- The house follows the rhythm of nature. You wake up with a view to nature and morning sunrise. In the kitchen and living room you enjoy the midday and afternoon sun. The house follows the natural southern inclined terrain and collects energy from the sun. The house is naturally ventilated through a central staircase.
- Image Credits
- Image #1 : Ketil Born
Image #2 : Ketil Born
Image #3 : Ketil Born
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Image #5 : Ketil Born
