TWIN HOUSES * STUDIO FREDRIK LUND * PAULA LLOVERAS

When a Norwegian ski champion requested a pair of houses—one to inhabit and one to rent—on a steep and irregular plot, the project became a precise exercise in site-responsive design guided by gravity, geometry and a strong sense of practical empathy; working in close collaboration with Fredrik Lund and Paula Lloveras, the design team developed two volumes that mirror and modulate each other while stepping gently along the terrain, allowing the natural topography to shape the architecture rather than be erased by it, resulting in a terraced base that anchors the timber volumes with clarity and respect for the hillside’s rhythm; using simple, honest materials and rigorous sections, the houses are unified yet distinct, connected by a shared logic but conceived with enough autonomy to serve their dual purpose—permanent residence and short-term rental—while maintaining a cohesive identity and strong formal dialogue, and although the project remained unbuilt due to unforeseen turbulence, the process itself was rooted in care, with models, drawings and iterations shaped by deep attention to context and intention, embodying a quiet belief that design—even when paused—is a form of listening and adaptation rather than imposition, and that architecture, like skiing, requires balance, foresight and the ability to read the slope

http://studiofredriklund.blogspot.com.es/2016/04/twin-houses.html

EXTENDED

--- clients: Stian Eckhoff / Anne Ingstadbjørg
--- project team: Fredrik Lund, Paula Lloveras, Anto Lloveras
--- model: Simon Dai, Sofie Lund Michaelsen
--- status: detail project ongoing, construction starts 2017
RELATED WORK > Experimental House (2010), part of Moscow Architecture Biennial
http://studiofredriklund.blogspot.com.es/search/label/experimental%20house%20C663%20fosen