To get to her weekend house in Sjællands Odde, Denmark, Karen Kjaergaard takes an 80-minute ferry journey from large coastal metropolis Aarhus to little port Odden on the peninsula. As soon as there, life slows down and her thoughts quiets. Her property is surrounded by a meadow of wildflowers and the home itself, designed by Karen, an architect, channels simplicity. The construction is actually one rectangular room that was constructed utilizing simply three supplies: metal, plywood, and concrete. And it’s configurated in such a approach that it’s cozy sufficient for a solo go to however can sleep as much as six.
It’s a profitable mixture: On the subject of the skin, “let it develop wild,” she says. On the within? Preserve it humble.
Above: Each the outside and roof are clad in lacquered metal plates, usually used for industrial buildings or farmhouses, from DS Dansk Staalprofil. {Photograph} by Jacob Lerche.Above: The 5,5- by 11-meter house is actually one rectangular room with a core dropped in that incorporates the kitchen, rest room, washer, and broom closet. On high of this core is a sleep loft, accessed by way of a ladder, for visitors. The yellow faucet is from Vola and the tiles from Villeroy Boch. {Photograph} by Jacob Lerche.Above: A Mod 265 wall lamp by Paolo Rizzatto hovers over a daybed that Karen designed and had made. (See The Enduring Attraction of the Donald Judd Daybed.) The turquoise wall sculpture is by Danish artist Martin Bodilsen Kaldahl. The partitions and ceiling are clad in plywood from Poland. The ground is completed in concrete. {Photograph} by Karen Kjaergaard.Above: On one aspect of the core is a residing and eating space. (The bed room contains the opposite aspect.) Three-quarter curtains, made with cloth from Kvadrat, assist regulate indoor temperature. Artek 66 chairs by Alvar Aalto encompass a eating desk designed by Karen. “The lamp was made for the home by artist Torgny Wilke,” she shares. {Photograph} by Karen KjaergaardAbove: A Trendy Shaker Range by Antonio Citterio offers the only supply of heating within the house. {Photograph} by Karen Kjaergaard.Above: Karen’s bed room, on the opposite aspect of the core. The spherical featherplate hanging subsequent to a mirror is by Aboriginal artist from Sydney, Australia. {Photograph} by Karen KjaergaardAbove: The window frames had been produced from uncooked, core pine. {Photograph} by Jacob Lerche.Above: Within the core, reverse the kitchen, is a toilet with a sunny yellow door. {Photograph} by Gert Skærlund.
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N.B.: This story initially appeared on June 14, 2024 and has been up to date.
