"4 houses" by ON OFFICE
architecture , feature
Porto, PORTUGAL based architecture firm ON OFFICE has designed "4 houses" in Oslo.
The following is a text by the architcts.
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4 Houses
The 4 houses project is located outside Oslo, surrounded by traditional Norwegian villas.
The entire neighborhood presents the same architectural atmosphere, where nature and landscape dominate the land between houses. The houses all have a private garden, and no fences. Privacy is achieved by strategically positioning green elements between family houses.
The client asked us to develop 4 houses within a very small site, providing the same relationship with landscape as the other houses, without compromising the square meters needed to receive returns on the investment.
The result is four stacked villas, orientated towards a small river that crosses the site, where each house enjoys a private garden.
The internal layout is simple and efficient, shaped to meet the landscape of the exterior.
*Outline
Location: Oslo, Norway
Program: 500 m2 (residential)
Client: Hecht Bygge
Team: Joao Vieira Costa, Tudor Vlasceanu
