Casa Hof - House Island Country

Casa Hof - House Island Country -

Island is the country with the impressive nature. Although the climate is quite cold landscapes look beautiful all year. country houses are usually quite isolated and peaceful there. Hof is one of those houses in the fjord Skakafjördur, less than 100 km from the Arctic Circle.

Externally the house stands on the site as a series of tufted pure cedar and concrete walls WEATHER according to the whims of the elements. The grass moved from the field is restored to the roof and the surrounding meadow is cut and folded in earthworks of turf and stone that open means at the entrance and a terrace. Most of the interior walls are bare concrete or painted and ceilings, doors and other woodwork are mainly oiled oak timber with steel details; a rustic pallet offset by smooth painted planes. The house is insulated and thermally stable because of the massive concrete walls, stone floors and balanced fenestration. Geothermal water is used for the floor heating and radiators, and for all domestic purposes. Electricity consumption is minimized by the design and the little that is necessary comes from hydroelectric and geothermal sources. Hof country house is studio work Granda.