The floating Nackros Villa

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.

On the roof is a 100 sqm garden with an additional kitchen facility for catering.

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.

“It’s design should be an expression of my “box of restrictions” which by the time I got so far in the process also was a search for technical solutions and materials not to be found in general building because of the demands that you have so close to wind and water.

“And then there is another important thing, the house is not mainly made to move, though it has to be possible, but to stay in one place for a long time. And since comfort is essential, it should be as stable as possible which led to the decision that it should be a quadrant in plan.

“The quadrant is a classical shape that often leads to simplicity in plan, and gives you a calmness to take the surroundings to your heart.

“The stair was placed in the middle to underline the closeness to the outside and the privacy of the terrace by the living room.

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