Louise Möller & Johan Stenbeck – Scholarship recipients, Ung Svensk Form 2026
Scholarship: Swedish Wood
Study trip for scholarship recipients to Swedish forests.
The Green House
The building explores the relationship between the solid and the fragile, where the meeting of these two extremes forms the tectonic principles of the house. The result is a modern interpretation of a post-and-beam structure, where the load-bearing glulam timber construction follows a consistent repetition and rhythm, creating the conditions for the building's functions and rooms. The spaces between the columns and beams are then either open, glazed, or closed in the form of masonry walls.
The linseed oil-painted structure has been treated to create joints that enhance its visible and aesthetic expression, while the masonry blocks have been clay-coated with green-pigmented clay plaster. The clay was chosen not only for its tactile expression, but also for its technical properties, which help to relieve the wooden structure of moisture. The materials are simple and easy to understand and have been chosen so that we can build and handle them ourselves.
The result is a flexible structure that can be opened up or closed down as needed and according to the changing seasons. Whether the building is used as a studio, gallery, or temporary guest accommodation, the place strives to establish a more stripped-down and simpler existence, where reflection, presence, and creativity are in focus.