Norwegian firm TYIN tegnestue Architects has designed an irregularly shaped addition for a family home in the Norwegian city of Trondheim. The architects devised the polygonal structure by responding to the family’s programmatic needs for the addition. The textured exterior of Norwegian pine cladding is offset in the building’s interior, which features smooth panels of Norwegian plywood birch, lending the space a warm and comforting atmosphere. The ground floor contains the washing facilities, while the upper level features a spacious living room and a lofted playroom floats above.

   The project is an addition to a single-family house, in this case home to a family of four. The family wanted to expand their living space. In keeping with the methods adopted in the international setting, we assumed total entrepreneurship over this building process.

The façade is cladded with naturally treated pine, the same environmentally friendly material used previously on our boathouse project. For the interiors of the addition, we decided to use Norwegian plywood from birch, with visible bolts and simple details.

It also proves that the method we have learned and used in the international setting has relevance in Norway.

 This project is the result of our first attempt at commercial architecture in the Norwegian setting and thus a learning experience.