BIG designs looping country villa to showcase high-end cars

BIG designs looping country villa to showcase high-end cars
all images courtesy of bjarke ingels group / BIG

this snail-shaped dwelling in the danish countryside has been specifically configured to contain and showcase the client’s range of high-end automobiles. designed by bjarke ingels group, the ongoing project curves in a loop around the top of a small hill, framing a central courtyard that functions as a private garden.

the building is a continuation of the driveway approach

named ‘villa GUG’, the building’s character gradually changes from an introverted garage and showroom at the driveway – to the more open functions, including kitchen, living room and terrace at the top of the residence. in order to respect the existing topography, the property maintains a low-profile, bending upwards along the terrain and overlapping itself.

a central courtyard functions as a private garden

the building curves in a loop around the top of a small hill

floor-to-ceiling glazing offers sweeping views of the danish countryside

the building’s character gradually changes as one ascends through the spaces

a spiral staircase descends into a library

the residence showcases the client’s high-end automobiles

in order to respect the existing topography, the property maintains a low-profile

the structure bends upwards along the terrain, overlapping itself

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project info:

name: villa GUG
program: housing
status: in progress
size: 750 sqm / 8,072 sqf
project type: commission
client: confidential
location: gug, ålborg, denmark

project team
partners in charge: bjarke ingels, david zahle
project leader: nanna gyldholm møller
team: brygida zawadzka, pawel bussold, katerina joannides, krzysztof marciszewski, nicolas millot, katarína máčková, joanna jakubowska, elina skujina