Holar 6 | Gudmundur Jonsson Arkitektkontor

The site is at Holar 6, 10 min. south of Stykkishólmur in Vest-Iceland.   The significant cascades of the natural formation of the mountainous ridges in the landscape gave the inspirasjon for the setting of the house. Breathtaking scenery in practically all directions, each different from the others, called for different focus towards each of the spectacular views.  Visiting the site, an Eagle feather was revealed, giving an inspiration for the concept of the house.  Therefore the house rests on columns, allowing the nature to flow beneath it, as an Eagle is making a short visit, ready to leave anytime.  In that sense the 5th elevation is created, the underneath of the house, making it important to treat that elevation with the same materials and respect as the others.  The Kebony Clear wooden cladding is therefore carried out in a trapeze formation under the house, making the two wooden elements homogeneous.  Similar treatment goes for the Alucoil-cladding with as well continues under the house, reflecting the mountainous landscape all around it. The floors and bathroom walls are covered with the Icelandic Bluestone (Blágrýti).  The wooden cladding is continued inside the house, giving important continuity, but on the inside made as Veneer cladded Pine, pretreated to match with the Kebony Clear after having reached its gray and even patina in some years.

The corridor, leading to the bedrooms has 4 glazed round floor windows giving contact to the ground when passing by. The long bay-window is emphasizing the contact to the small forrest towards north.  The trapeze-forms shaping the library and the kitchen are inspired by the old camera-lenses, catching the view through the trapeze-objective.