Bross and Nick Flygt design "low-key" coastal home in Sweden

https://www.dezeen.com/2025/08/08/horso-house-bross-nick-flygt-arkitekter/







Bross and Nick Flygt have completed Horsö, a minimalist summer house in Kalmar finished in untreated wood that complements its surroundings. The site of the home is characterised by dense woodland on one side and expansive views out to the Kalmarsund strait on the other. In an attempt to disrupt these natural surroundings as little as possible, Horsö is designed by Bross and Nick Flygt to have a "low-key presence".













"The summer house features a subtle and integrated design that complements the surrounding nature," Bross co-founder Sofia Bross told Dezeen. "The structure of the building is characterised by its low-key presence, avoiding any protruding roofs or architectural elements, and a horizontal orientation that correlates with the surrounding landscape." "The choice of materials is drawn from the local environment, wood, stone and untreated timber, that will age gracefully and last over time," she added.













To break down what Bross calls the "visual volume" of the home, Horsö was divided into two distinct, single-storey volumes – one that is more private and one that is more social. They are linked by an area of irregular stone paving. The primary structure of these volumes was constructed from timber, with both elevated on low concrete plinths that were designed to mitigate the risks of higher water levels on the site in future.













While the private volume containing the bedroom is more enclosed, a large glazed living space in the social volume opens onto a sheltered terrace. The terrace overlooks the forest and the sea, centred around a concrete fireplace and framed by a row of slender timber columns.

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