Villa Timmerman, Askim House, Gothenburg Real Estate Development, Swedish Home, Scandinavian Modern Architecture
Villa Timmerman in Gothenburg
12 Jan 2022
Architects: Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter
Location: Askim, Gothenburg, Sweden

Photos © Kalle Sanner
On a southwest-facing slope by the sea stands Villa Timmerman, a semi-detached house designed by the married architect couple Andreas Lyckefors and Josefine Wikholm.

Villa Timmerman
Askim, in the south of Gothenburg, is a popular residential suburb which has been gradually densified since the 1960s and is today almost completely developed. Here, the architects bought a plot of land for residential use and then built a semi-detached house under their own auspices, where the other part of the house partially financed the project.
Situation

Andreas: It was a challenge to create a semi-detached house with equal qualities in both ends as they naturally face different directions. We had to study the local conditions carefully and take into account weather conditions, 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. There is always sun on one terrace or balcony during the bright part of the day.

Another challenge was to create qualities on all floors as the house is placed in a slope. The flow of light through the structure helped sculpting the plan and placement openings. The stairs at the back of th...