House for Women, Örebro
An urban infill residential complex precedent demonstrating the juxtaposition of contemporary timber and plaster volumes with historic building fabric in a Nordic climate.
- What we like about this project
- A modern vertical timber-clad tower rises directly adjacent to a traditional low-slung, pitched-roof brick structure.
Materials
- timber
- plaster
- brick
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding
- punched-windows
- snowy-courtyard
- urban-infill
Style tags
- contemporary
- nordic-modern
- vernacular
Visual tags
- residential
- nordic
- urban-context
- mixed-massing
- winter
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical arrangement of multi-story cubic and vertical volumes contrasting with a lower traditional pitched-roof brick building in the foreground.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board siding and smooth plaster walls with punched rectangular windows.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame construction and masonry bearing walls.
- Spatial scale
- Medium-distance eye-level urban view showing buildings ranging from two to eight stories.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight creating soft shadows on snow and building facades.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, crisp winter atmosphere with muted daylight bouncing off snow and warm wood tones.
- Environmental context
- Nordic urban infill courtyard with parked cars, bare winter trees, and mixed residential architecture.
- Spatial experience
- Views across a snowy parking courtyard toward varied urban building massing of different heights, materials, and eras.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical timber fins and scattered window placements create an irregular yet balanced facade rhythm across separate volumes.
- Style reading
- Contemporary Nordic residential vernacular
- Program
- Multi-family residential housing
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, plaster, brick, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding, punched-windows, snowy-courtyard, urban-infill
- Style tags
- contemporary, nordic-modern, vernacular
- Visual tags
- residential, nordic, urban-context, mixed-massing, winter
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical arrangement of multi-story cubic and vertical volumes contrasting with a lower traditional pitched-roof brick building in the foreground.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber board siding and smooth plaster walls with punched rectangular windows.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame construction and masonry bearing walls.
- Spatial scale
- Medium-distance eye-level urban view showing buildings ranging from two to eight stories.
- Lighting
- Diffused overcast daylight creating soft shadows on snow and building facades.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, crisp winter atmosphere with muted daylight bouncing off snow and warm wood tones.
- Environmental context
- Nordic urban infill courtyard with parked cars, bare winter trees, and mixed residential architecture.
- Spatial experience
- Views across a snowy parking courtyard toward varied urban building massing of different heights, materials, and eras.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical timber fins and scattered window placements create an irregular yet balanced facade rhythm across separate volumes.
- Style reading
- Contemporary Nordic residential vernacular
- Program
- Multi-family residential housing
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture