Nestled among the undulating pine-covered hills of Yngsjö and just by the tranquil shores of the Baltic Sea, the Yngsjö House by Johan Sundberg Arkitektur AB stands as an ideal summer retreat for a family of four. This thoughtfully designed home celebrates the natural forest setting, opting for simplicity over meticulously landscaped gardens, allowing the surrounding trees to take center stage.
The tension between radical geometry and forest organic shapes shows the first architectural picture when you see this 3×3 retreat. Highlights house and landscape enhancing natural beauty.
Set among mature redwoods, this classic timber modified A-frame was built in 1974 and renovated by PLOW to bring it into the contemporary era.
Bringing the client’s personal journey to the forefront, Cat Hill House is a celebration of past accomplishments and meaningful life experiences – while leaving room to build new memories.
Ark-shelter was asked to build a cluster of forest apartments for hotel Bjornson. The investor had a clear idea of one side oriented double cabins, placed in the surrounding of the main hotel building, which made our design solution relatively straightforward.
The Bainbridge Island Farmhouse has been designed so that the owners can “age in place” with wide corridors and doorways, a one-floor living area, and an abundance of natural light.
At the end of a long, sinuous road elevated high above the city in Portland’s beloved Forest Park, the Royal residence is perched elegantly at the coveted ecotone of forest and city along Royal Boulevard.
A family with two young boys, wanted a vacation house built on undeveloped land near Acadia National Park. The property is in a remote forest at the end of a peninsula, with eastern views to the mountains and western views across Somes Sound.
