Villa Timmerman is a semi-detached house located in Gothenburg, Sweden, designed in 2020 by Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter.

Description
On a southwest-facing slope by the sea stands Villa Timmerman, a semi-detached house designed by the married architect couple Andreas Lyckefors and Josefine Wikholm.
Askim, in the south of Gothenburg, is a popular residential suburb that has been gradually densified since the 1960s and is today almost completely developed. Here, the architects bought a plot of land for residential use and then built a semi-detached house under their own auspices, where the other part of the house partially financed the project.
SITUATION
Andreas: It was a challenge to create a semi-detached house with equal qualities on both ends as they naturally face different directions. We had to study the local conditions carefully and take into account weather conditions, views, sun, evening sun, contact with the street and neighbors. In the end, the house could be arranged so that both parts of the house get morning-, noon- and evening sun. There is always sun on one terrace or balcony during the bright part of the day. Another challenge was to create qualities on all floors as the house is placed on a slope. The flow of light through the structure helped sculpt the plan and placement openings. The stairs at the back of the house, with large windows and glass roofs, allow a good amount of light deep into the ground floor and balance the large glass ...