The site is exceptional: a dramatic slope covered in lush vegetation, landing flush with the surface of Lake Järlasjön. The house, on the other hand ? a once modest 1920?s single-family self-build which had been eagerly, but not always carefully, expanded in every direction during the 70?s, 80?s, and 90?s ? was quite unremarkable. However, the young couple was smitten ? they wanted a house with traces of time and stories to tell.
© Johan Dehlin

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