ONWARDS AND UPWARDS

From afar, Villa Kristina looks as if it has no windows, emphasising its privacy; the timber cladding contrasts with the gleaming Ferrari Dino. A set of stairs lead down from the courtyard to the landscape beyond. The Grotrian Steinweg grand piano stands elegantly beneath the tower’s mezzanine level

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從遠處看去，Villa Kristina就像一個無窗的私隱國度；木覆料跟亮眼的Ferrari Dino形成矚目對比。一組陡峭的樓梯引領你從庭園往下走到外面的景色。Grotrian Steinweg鋼琴優雅地擺放在大樓的中層下方

Näset, a narrow peninsula off the southwest tip of Sweden, is better known for its rocky coastline, abundant golf courses and quaint summerhouse cottages than it is for its contemporary architecture. At first glance, there doesn’t appear to be anything remarkable about the windowless wooden box tucked away in this densely populated Gothenburg suburb. However, step across the timber threshold and the Mediterranean-inspired villa, designed by renowned Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh, transports you to a breathtaking oasis of calm and tranquillity.

Villa Kristina, the home of car designer Anders Bergström and judge Kristina Lagercrantz, together with their one-year-old daughter Ingrid, sits on a rocky piece of land that has been in Kristina’s family for five generations. In order to avoid the expensive, disruptive excavation of the stony site, Gert designed the wooden villa to sit atop a series of columns, with the house appearing to float lightly above its rocky landscape.

瑞典西南面一小個窄細半島Näset，以其岩石海岸線、大量哥爾夫球場和寧靜夏日小屋多於當代建築見稱。第一眼看去，這個隱身於人口密集郊區Gothenburg的無窗小木盒不怎麼樣。然而，走過木門檻和由著名瑞典建築師Gert Wingårdh設計的地中海式別墅，瞬間便被帶到平靜和諧的綠洲。

汽車設計師Anders Bergström和法官Kristina Lagercrantz是Villa Kristina的屋主，二人育有一歲女兒Ingrid，一家三口已是這片Kristina家族土地的第五代傳人。為了避免昂貴而混亂的挖掘開鑿工程，Gert設計出一間坐落支柱上的木別墅，房子看來就像微微懸浮於石景之上。