July 19, 2007
Filed Under (Interior Architecture) by Yossawat
Näckros Villa designed by Staffan Strindberg architecture in Sweden. The 12×12 metre Villa has six rooms and a kitchen, 178 sq metres of living area, 125 square metres of terrace and 74 square metres of windows but is crammed with technologies to enhance your lifestyle and create an ambience of tranquillity and harmony with nature.

modern floting home

“The idea of living so close to the water and nature is really thrilling. The design is focused on bringing the surroundings inside, to get the feeling of the water into your living .”

With water comes a special light and the reflections from the water that dance on the ceiling. Strindberg’s experience and fascination with water and light led him to explore far and wide, and he was particularly drawn to the “the beautiful treatment of the light that you can find in the old Turkish villas climbing the slope of the Bosporus around Istanbul where they mainly let the light in from below, reflected from the water.”

modern floting home

In building the site, Strindberg tried to foresee what could happen around the site, and then got more and more interested in the idea of not just one but several water houses and how to arrange the interior of the house for this imaginary pattern.

“On one side you have the dock and on the other side you have the water, one official side and one private. How do you get the most out of the privacy and how do you make a welcoming entrance yet a distinct border for privacy?”

modern floting home

modern floting home

modern floting home

The entrance design takes into account various dock heights and those environments without a tide. The living room is as close to the water as possible and sleeping facilities are positioned so you go to sleep at the same level as the surrounding water. The layout is concentrated on opening the house to the water. The kitchen is close to the entrance and faces the quay but is also a part of the open area that includes the living room and the terrace.

modern floting home

Strindberg also had to address what the feeling and ambience should be based on, such as “what is a floating home, what does it stand for, does it have to look like other kinds of floating things that man uses, like boats?” “Should it even borrow details to associate to other floating vessels?” “What does it express in its design?”

These thoughts led to the decision that it should be a house, not a boat. “A house that takes care of the special qualities of the surroundings,” says Strindberg.

Source : Arkinetia, gismag, Modern Marine Home, Interior Design


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6 Comments posted on "Villa Näckros : Modern floting home"
lincoder on July 19th, 2007 at 9:13 am #

What happens if there’s a huge storm?


digifuzz on July 19th, 2007 at 9:44 am #

Amazing. The layout is simply amazing in it’s use of the limited space.


Yossawat on July 19th, 2007 at 9:45 am #

Thanks lincoder,

Staffan who design this home, don’t talk about huge storm :D. she talk about climate changed and some technology for this home…..

“The micro climate is a challenge, with moisture, water, winds and ice in our part of the world.

“The general idea was to make a shell to take care of this special climate and inside of that, you can use whatever material you like, just as in an ordinary house.

“Another leading word in this project is sustainability not just for the construction itself but solutions for water, sewer and heat.

“Stability is another important factor which led to the idea of building a spread-out, heavy hull and above that, as low weight as possible.

“To ensure a construction without moisture inside (everybody that has slept in a small boat has seen it dripping inside the hull) we developed a concrete hull insulated on the outside. To keep the insulation on the outside is a natural decision for us living in a colder climate, it’s what we always do, but it has not been done in the water as far as I know.

“On top of that we designed a lightweight vacuum glued sandwich element, containing no organic materials, to make sure of a strong, long lasting and well insulated construction. The elements are glued together at the building site and the hole construction is extremely strong, very efficient both insulating and moisture proof.

“The material outside is gel coat, glass, painted aluminum and stainless steel which keeps the maintenance to a minimum. There are though, some wood that needs to be oiled sometimes.


Peggy Deras, CKD, CID on July 19th, 2007 at 11:28 pm #

I find this home enchanting. I love the idea of living on the water and sleeping right on a level with it.
The photographer is a genius! Such beautiful images.
Very nice blog Yossawat. I love your choice of images. Lots of color!
I’m curious as to where you are blogging from? There is nothing about you on the site. Very mysterious.


Yossawat on July 20th, 2007 at 2:08 am #

Thanks Peggy,

I am very exited about your comment :D
I read your blog often. I don’t think, you will visited my web and post a comment. :D


wayne helmore on July 4th, 2008 at 9:04 am #

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Great Blog.
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