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PAVE Architects

PAVE Architects

Oulu, FI

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Three buildings border the yards: a wood framed main building, a masonry side and garage building.
Three buildings border the yards: a wood framed main building, a masonry side and garage building.
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House Three Trees

Private house, Oulu, Finland.
architect and principal design, interior design
269 + 28 m²
2006

Published in:
Houses in Finland, 2012
Koti ja Keittiö 11/2008
Arkkitehti-lehti 3/2007

 
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Status: Built
Location: Oulu, FI

 
House Three Trees is a study for a contemporary closed courtyard, with three wind-protected yards, a tree growing in each.
House Three Trees is a study for a contemporary closed courtyard, with three wind-protected yards, a tree growing in each.
Life in the house follows the cycle of the day, from protected mornings in the interior courtyard to sunsets on the Kempeleenlahti bay.
Life in the house follows the cycle of the day, from protected mornings in the interior courtyard to sunsets on the Kempeleenlahti bay.
Wooden pathways have been built to connect and surround the buildings.
Wooden pathways have been built to connect and surround the buildings.
Lights are sunken in dark recesses in the ceilings.
Lights are sunken in dark recesses in the ceilings.
Three elements recur in the interior of the house: oak, glass and white or grey painted surfaces.
Three elements recur in the interior of the house: oak, glass and white or grey painted surfaces.
Steel sided stairs divide the open space on the ground floor.
Steel sided stairs divide the open space on the ground floor.
Wooden surfaces in the sauna are of alder, the floors and washrooms are clad in ceramic tiles.
Wooden surfaces in the sauna are of alder, the floors and washrooms are clad in ceramic tiles.
The house is heated ecologically with geothermal heat and the large, heating glass surfaces have a high insulation capacity.
The house is heated ecologically with geothermal heat and the large, heating glass surfaces have a high insulation capacity.
Already in the building phase, a niche above the kitchen counter was made for a piece by artist Markku Kolehmainen. The piece was executed on site.
Already in the building phase, a niche above the kitchen counter was made for a piece by artist Markku Kolehmainen. The piece was executed on site.
The main idea of the kitchen design was enjoying time together. The whole family has room to gather around the rectangular central kitchen counter.
The main idea of the kitchen design was enjoying time together. The whole family has room to gather around the rectangular central kitchen counter.