Comments on: GREAT GREEN HOME: Björkbo Summer Cabin

By: laframboise

laframboise — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:29:11 +0000

Being that it’s in Sweden. I’d be a heck more concerned about that almost flat roof. Since there is no wood stove I suppose it might not be used during the winter. Which means no one will be around to shovel the snow off that roof. But it sure is pretty.

By: andrew cauthen

andrew cauthen — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:25:35 +0000

yeah, guess you wouldn’t have to worry about indoor pollution with all the drafts that will be coming in there. I really like the design though. Simple, efficient, fairly cheap. Reusing materials looks great. I like all those windows. Hmm, just get some really warm blankets and a wood stove maybe? or maybe good warm underwear? or just insulate the walls/ floor/ roof better! and cover the windows in the winter with plastic! … other than that, great summer house!

By: Giacomo+Francesca+Viola

Giacomo+Francesca+Viola — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:14:36 +0000

bravissimiiiiiiiiiiiiii, slauti dall’Italia

By: A Modern Twist To The Tree House

A Modern Twist To The Tree House — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:23:43 +0000

[...] a look at this Swedish cabin that incorporates living trees into its design. By incorporates I mean, “A tree is growing [...]

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:21:47 +0000

My family has a one-room cottage similar to this that originally had a tree growing through a notch in edge of the roof. It was done this way so we wouldn’t have to cut any trees to construct the cottage. The earlier comment is quite correct. It looks cool and works great — until the first real storm. Let me tell you, a tree swaying back and forth can make a real mess of a roof.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:50:11 +0000

Michael Deacon has a valid point. What happens when the wind blows or if the tree grows. There does not appear to be enough room cut out around the tree to allow it to sway or even grow. And those roots may affect the cement footings.

It feels more like a pool cabana – a place to dry off and change clothes after a swim. Or maybe a substitute for a tent. It doesn’t feel like a shelter from the elements. The house does not appear to hold heat. There is no thickness in the walls. There is no place to prepare food. I’m not sure how comfortable this house would be to live in.

By: Abigail

Abigail — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:19:43 +0000

For me this is not simply “an empty wooden house” – on the contrary, I find it’s overall simplicity and shell-like frame to be refreshing and just the sort of structure that one would want to go to while on weekend retreat. I think that it is important to consider that good green design also emcompasses a state of mind as well as cutting-edge eco-features, and I commend the Kristiansson sisters for honoring this principle.

Let’s not forget that folks are working with a variety of budgets and available (transportable) materials, and it is the spirit of the place that makes it GREEN, not necessarily the state-of-the-art gadgets or the implementation of the latest eco-functionality.

By: E.J. Bisch

E.J. Bisch — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:55:55 +0000

“This” is eco friendly, and I would guess affordable. Quite unlike some other submissions that border on absurd as far as cost is concerned.

By: michael deacon

michael deacon — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:47:22 +0000

Sorry the TREE was taken down—Senior Moment

By: michael deacon

michael deacon — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:45:57 +0000

Just a farm boy & i am wondering ’cause a house in wisconsin was taken-down @ great expense –similar gorgeous concept??????

By: michael deacon

michael deacon — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:43:30 +0000

to the green brains…. What happens when the wind blows 35-59 m.p.h.

By: Bob Walsh

Bob Walsh — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:37:35 +0000

Really wonderful. Another great example of how easy it can be to live simply.

By: Erik van Lennep

Erik van Lennep — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:13:32 +0000

Looks like a fairly typical Maine/Vermont owner-built cabin. NIce to see recognition coming for the low impact of such dwellings.

By: karl

karl — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:30:26 +0000

Charming, and even better because its Swedish!
I like the compositions created by the reused windows and the opportunity the many window frames create for making your own compositions of the landscape when looking out through them.

By: Marcos

Marcos — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:10:18 +0000

It’s an empty wooden house…