Villa Aa

Norway is one of the most beautiful countries on the planet and we’ve just discovered that it also has some of the most impressive architecture to boot if Villa Aa from CF Møller Architects is anything to go by. The talented team of architects have nestled a concrete villa into a shallow hill on a Norwegian farm and have created a pair of stepped terraces with spectacular views of the nearby Oslofjord.

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Exceptionally well designed, Villa Aa was built for the family that owns the farm, who wanted a contemporary home and office while still respecting the nature and protected status of the plot and, as you can see, the team at CF Møller Architects have delivered this objective with some considerable aplomb.

So as not to be too impactful on the glorious countryside, the architects sunk the 375-square-metre villa into a gentle slope on the site, which essentially hides it from view on approach under a green roof and they added a pair of stepped terraces on the opposite side of the property. A green roof on top of the villa acts itself as an upper terrace and a lower terrace and the eye-catching garden at Villa Aa includes two impressive water features.

On the inside of Villa Aa, the layout and material treatments are divided into a darker and intimate subterranean section on the north side, and a more visually vibrant and exposed area to the south. In the brighter southern part of the villa there are the three main bedrooms and a living, dining and kitchen area, which are enclosed by glass sliding doors that open onto the terraces. With approximately double the footprint of Villa Aa’s interior, the terrace consists of an upper section with planted beds and seating areas, and a lower part where a rainwater pool and swimming pool evoke the water witnessed in the nearby fjord. A majestic piece of Scandinavian architecture that we’re loving here at The Coolector.

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Images: Ivar Kaal.