Kärna House

KÄRNA HOUSE is a proposal for a 25 sqm affordable house produced as part of a competition for the Grampian Housing Association. The house has a central storage core separating the house into two zones – day and night, while also supplying the users with a generous amount of storage. Various techniques have been used to ensure that the user experiencing this space does not feel confined while inside KÄRNA HOUSE, including the use of mirrors to give the illusion that the space is larger than it is. Darker tones have also been used in the deeper areas of the storage core such as the kitchen, open shelving and the bathroom worktop to create a sense of depth and to bring more emphasis on the storage core as a feature element. - Awarded joint first place in the competition