FAF conceptualizes house with a saw-tooth roof for expandable living

FAF conceptualizes house with a saw-tooth roof for expandable living
all images courtesy of förstberg arkitektur och formgivning (FAF)

‘house with a saw-tooth roof’ by förstberg arkitektur och formgivning (FAF) started as a project for a young family in linköping, sweden, but soon turned into a concept for expandable living. intended to grow along with developing needs, the house is conceived as a framework that can gradually be filled with rooms. ‘add an extra bedroom when the children get older, a study if you need to work from home or a spacious bathroom when you can afford it,’ the studio says.

interior of the living room with the steel beam structure supporting the lighter volume

the outer envelope is fixed, consisting of two heavy walls separated by a stretch of sliding glass doors, with a lighter volume on top. the boundary could be made of stone, concrete or as in this case, recycled brickwork, while the the upper portion is made from structural insulated panels. this construct is supported by a steel framework which acts as a grid into which functions can be inserted as needed: add a trapezoidal sheet between the steel beams to support a new floor and put up a simple stud wall between the steel columns. the SIP-panels allow windows to be placed freely and additional windows to be incorporated when inserting programs, while the saw-tooth roof provides a diffused light to the whole interior.

view of the kitchen

the study is lined with one of the brick walls

at the basic configuration, a bathroom, the laundry and the kitchen occupy the center of the house while the space around them is easily adjustable. the open plan allows for a continuous flow through the residences and the garden at the front and back. plumbing is easy to access if occupants would like a bathroom or a sauna. the materials of the inside are kept simple: concrete, steel and plywood. on the outside, the heavy brick walls contrast visually with the lighter volume, which is clad in aluminum panels.

the entrance is covered by corrugated aluminum 

exterior view of the saw-tooth roof with its windows that diffuse light throughout the interior

ground floor

first floor

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