The single-family house in Årvoll, Oslo, is a two-storey timber villa set on a beautiful plot among beautiful trees.
The new villa replaces the former building on the same footprint and was designed under the condition that all existing surrounding trees be preserved. Glazed strips to the east and west maximize morning and evening sunlight, while visually connecting the interior to the adjacent trees.
The new structure is designed in mass timber, with glulam columns and beams and CLT elements used for load-bearing walls and floor slabs.
The primary structural system of the hip roof consists of a series of slender glulam beams. CLT walls are used along the façades and in selected internal partitions, providing capacity for both vertical loads and lateral stability. The upper-floor deck is a ribbed CLT slab, supported by CLT walls and glulam beams.
A timber cantilevered pergola to the south allows low winter sun to penetrate while filtering high summer sun to reduce the risk of overheating.
The foundations consist of continuous shallow concrete slabs, stepped to follow the natural slope of the site.
Structural engineering during all design stages.
