Posted on 10/8/2015
A traditional Scandinavian “Funkis” style house has been modernised and refurbished in line with ‘Passive House’ standards, which has strict environmental credentials, bringing the house into the 21st Century in terms of both design and performance. Norway based Kontur Architects (link is external)have designed this stunningly refurbished home, which overlooks Lake Mjøsa, now attaining a high level of energy efficiency. The house is clad in Kebony, the sustainable alternative to tropical hardwood, which is both refined and hardwearing to deliver spectacular Scandinavian style and passive house credentials.
The four bedroom house, which has been subject to a complete renovation, has only the base walls, load bearing wooden-structure, staircase and chimney remaining from the original Funkis ‘functionalist style’ house, built in the 1930s. The interior of this house is now light and spacious with a minimalistic approach maintained throughout. In addition, sustainability was...