New Nordic Houses

The homes of the Nordic countries are lifted by ever-changing and dramatic natural light balanced by an intrinsic sense of warmth. Nordic architects today are as much informed by vernacular traditions and natural materials as their forebears, but the most recent generation of practitioners reflects a new appetite for spatial exploration and changing lifestyles. This book is full of fresh thinking about living spaces that are at once universal and distinctively Nordic, from country houses...

The homes of the Nordic countries are lifted by ever-changing and dramatic natural light balanced by an intrinsic sense of warmth. Nordic architects today are as much informed by vernacular traditions and natural materials as their forebears, but the most recent generation of practitioners reflects a new appetite for spatial exploration and changing lifestyles. This book is full of fresh thinking about living spaces that are at once universal and distinctively Nordic, from country houses complete with traditional Nordic fireplaces, saunas, window seats and verandas, there are details and grand ideas that can be applied to residential design anywhere.