Billingstad House, New Norwegian Property, Residential Building Design Norway, House Photos
Billingstad House near Oslo
Sustainable Residential Building in Norway ? design by Norhus
4 Apr 2017
Billingstad House
Architects: Norhus
Location: Billingstad, Norway
Billingstad House РKebony Fa̤ade for Sustainable Home

Tone Bekkestad, a prestigious lecturer and highly acclaimed environmentalist, has created a home with her husband that is compatible with their style of living and commitment to the environment. Located in Billingstad on the outskirts of Oslo, this attractive property is a spacious two-storey detached functionalist house clad in Kebony, a beautiful wood recommended by leading architects, and incorporating large panes of glass throughout which provide a panoramic view of the fantastic surroundings.
Prior to her academic career as a lecturer, Tone Bekkestad published two books and worked in Sweden for several years as a weather presenter for TV4. Tone also took part in a number of popular Swedish entertainment programmes including; Let?s Dance and the Swedish version of Fort Boyard.

Initially a Norwegian catalogue house, this ambitious prefabricated home, supplied by Norhus, took just nine months to construct, despite significant modifications to the existing structure to suit the nature of the plot. Tone and her husband spent a considerable amount of time working with the project architect, Solhaug Bolig, to select the right materials and appropriate ...