SCANDINAVIAN AESTHETICS FROM DENMARK TO NORTH GERMANY
Immediately opposite a castle lies an architect-made house that blends into the historical town of Husum. The Scandinavian style is consistent with light, raw wooden floors and natural tiles in brown shades. The couple has balanced the modern with the historical, and the result is a warm atmosphere and an aesthetics inspired by the Nordics.
VIEW FROM THE GARDEN and into the living room. The brick is a D48 from Petersen Tegl, the windows are from Velfac. OPPOSITE PAGE: THE TIMM FAMILY sits on the stairs by the covered entrance to their family home. Through the door, you can see Montana shelf units and the Strap Mirror from Hay.
In the small town of Husum in North Germany, close to the Danish border and the rugged west coast, lies a beautiful new house that blends effortlessly into its historical surroundings. The house is occupied by Silja and Malte Timm and their daughter Alma. Silja owns the design company Timmtimm and has designed the house with her husband, who is also an architect. The consistent Scandinavian aesthetics is partly inspired by their time in Denmark.
The couple walked through the town to find the right building site. And one day, they stumbled on an overgrown and undeveloped plot in the historical part of the town right across from a castle that in the 18th and 19th centuries was used as the Danish royal family’s summer residence. After lengthy negotiations, they managed to persuade the owner of the plot to sell it and immediately started designing.
“The plot is long and narrow, so it was more difficult to build on that we had initially anticipated. However, we still wanted to design a modern, light and spacious house that caters to our family’s needs. It was also important for the house to blend in with the historical buildings in the neighbourhood, while still exhibiting some modernity,” says Silja.
During the design process, the couple considered various shapes, but ended up with a modern interpretation of the archetypical house design with a classic brick that makes the house blend in with the surroundings buildings. The interior is Scandinavian and natural, with consistent and quality materials. Silja and Malte’s advice to others who are about to build something new is to make the rooms you spend the most time in as spacious and open as possible. They also underline the importance of prioritising high-quality materials to create a good environment inside the house.
THE LIVING ROOM with the large windows provides light and a view of the garden. The room has been opened up to the ridge of the roof to make it more spacious. The Mags Sofa is from Hay, while the rug is form Ododesign from Gan. The chairs are Hee Lounge Chair from Hay, and the coffee tables, Tray Table, are also from Hay. The wooden floors are from Dinesen. THE PHOTO WALL over the sofa is a poetic collection of photos of the German landscape from the Heimat series by Peter Bialobrzeski. OPPOSITE PAGE: THE FIREPLACE, called Shaker, is from Skantherm and gives the living room a warm and homey feeling. Almas wonderful tipi is from Nununu.
OPPOSITE PAGE: ABOVE THE DINING TABLE hangs the Bell Lamp pendant from Normann Copenhagen, the dining chairs are CH24 from Carl Hansen & Søn and the tiles, which are used all over the open-plan kitchen, are Slanty from Edimax. THIS PAGE: FROM THE KITCHEN , you can see the historical castle. The kettle is from Le Creuset and the spots in the ceiling are from Orbit Architectural Lighting. THE DINING TABLE is made of the same planks as the wooden floor, since a consistent use of materials creates calm. On the table stands an Alvar Aalto vase from Iittala.
THE MAIN ENTRANCE to the house is covered and features a massive concrete staircase with three steps. THE BEDROOM features with Tolomeo lamps from Artemide and Montana shelf units as nightstands. THE WORKING NOOK is light and open. The table legs are from Habitat, while the yellow chair is Hola from Cassina. The pendant hanging above the table is from NUD Collection. THE BATHROOM is covered in the same tiles as the open-plan kitchen and are beautiful, natural and practical at one and the same time. The Vero toilet is from Duravit and the tap unit is from Axor. OPPOSITE PAGE: THE STAIRS are made of the same Dinesen planks as the floor and are another example of the couples consistent use of quality materials.