The site is situated on a horseshoe shaped island and faces north and east. The cross
like shape of this simple villa reaches towards four very different views. There is no one
and only direction on the site as usually, but you can see lake in three directions and
you have a nice forest view to the west. You get morning light at the breakfast table,
midday in dining room and evening in sitting room. There is no direct sunlight in the
bedroom so you don’t need curtains. Terraces are covered to prevent the hot summer
sun overheating the building but allowing passive solar energy in the winter.
like shape of this simple villa reaches towards four very different views. There is no one
and only direction on the site as usually, but you can see lake in three directions and
you have a nice forest view to the west. You get morning light at the breakfast table,
midday in dining room and evening in sitting room. There is no direct sunlight in the
bedroom so you don’t need curtains. Terraces are covered to prevent the hot summer
sun overheating the building but allowing passive solar energy in the winter.
You can open the double doors to the terraces so that the limit of interior and exterior
disappears. The space is open and defined at the same time. The exterior is treated all
black to contrast the interior, which is very light. Dark color makes the building
disappear totally when seen from the lake. The roof is flat – there is some warm irony to
the clichés of modern architecture.
The basic idea is to provide an example of sustainable cottage in contrast to normal
Finnish cottages that are heated all year round with electricity to prevent water pipes
from freezing. The building is insulated well and heated by wood from own forest only
resulting in a carbon neutral building. There is no running water and the electricity is
provided by the sun. Vegetables and herbs are cultivated on site and the Vaskivesi
Lake is known as a good place to catch pike-perch. The simple and ascetic life at the
countryside differs dramatically from the hectic city life and provides a possibility to live
a life with a minimum impact to the nature.
Project name Four-cornered villa
Architect Avanto Architects Ltd / Ville Hara and Anu Puustinen
Location Virrat, Finland
Design and construction 2008-2010
Gross floor area 78 m2 + sauna 24m2
Budget 150 000 €
Client The architect
Structural design Konstru Oy / Jorma Eskola
Electrical design Virtain Sähkötyö Oy / Väinö Sipilä
Photos kuvio.com / Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
Architect Avanto Architects Ltd / Ville Hara and Anu Puustinen
Location Virrat, Finland
Design and construction 2008-2010
Gross floor area 78 m2 + sauna 24m2
Budget 150 000 €
Client The architect
Structural design Konstru Oy / Jorma Eskola
Electrical design Virtain Sähkötyö Oy / Väinö Sipilä
Photos kuvio.com / Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
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