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Photo by Patric Johansson, Styling by Myrica Bergqvist, Courtesy of My Residence Magazine and Aller Media.
The idea was to build a summer home, and a house to show clients, but primarily a place that revives the family estate of Lundnäs, outside Arbrå in Hälsingland. Now part of a new generation, four children run in and out of the house – this has always been the land of summer holidays, filled with playgrounds and mysteries.
“I wanted to make something long lasting and durable,” says Delin. “The design has evolved from the conditions of the site. The granite, the brick, the tarred wood and white rendering bear kinship with the other buildings on the property. Traditional Japanese houses have been my primary source of inspiration when it comes to wood construction, and the feeling of Louisiana outside Copenhagen has been a vision that I’ve had for a long time, along with the Japanese garden in Norrviken in Sweden.”
The glulam dining table was designed and built by Delin. It was treated with a Zar charcoal oil stain and Danish furniture oil. To the left: The kitchen combines Ikea products with unique solutions. The worktop and splashback are made of planed Öland limestone from Mysinge. Photo by Patric Johansson, Styling by Myrica Bergqvist, Courtesy of My Residence Magazine and Aller Media.
Photo by Patric Johansson, Styling by Myrica Bergqvist, Courtesy of My Residence Magazine and Aller Media.
Photo by Patric Johansson, Styling by Myrica Bergqvist, Courtesy of My Residence Magazine and Aller Media.
The house took five years to build, and Delin built it largely by himself, making payments gradually without taking out any loans. He has shown that with the right touch and plenty of time, a project like this is possible. The house is a work of art.
“This place is my base and I always come back here with my family,” says Delin, who lives with his wife and children in an apartment in central Stockholm. He grew up in one of Stockholm’s most beautiful homes, Villa Delin – also known as ‘the Bunker’ or ‘the Concrete House’ – designed by Geisendorf, who worked with Le Corbusier.
Photo by Patric Johansson, Styling by Myrica Bergqvist, Courtesy of My Residence Magazine and Aller Media.
The house is heated through passive solar energy. The energy film on the glass prevents heat emission. The drapes are from the local Växbo Lin, one of the country’s few linen weaving factories. Photo by Patric Johansson, Styling by Myrica Bergqvist, Courtesy of My Residence Magazine and Aller Media.
Photo by Patric Johansson, Styling by Myrica Bergqvist, Courtesy of My Residence Magazine and Aller Media.
Delin’s early career was dedicated to mountain climbing and he ran a shop supplying climbing equipment. Eventually he began experimenting with packaging design and attended the design programme at Beckmans Academy in Stockholm, run by architects Jonas Bohlin and Thomas Sandell. He finally chose to focus on architecture and started to design interiors, shops and apartments. Five years ago, he designed a small, charming house for his mother. Situated in a garden created by his landscape architect sister Marika Delin, it received good press coverage, prompting more private commissions.
Delin now runs his own practice, with several private houses in the making, including a summerhouse on the island of Vättersö, as well as the Zibetto coffee bar in New York. His most important house, however, is here, firmly rooted in its place. The surroundings flood through the membranes of the glass walls – the forest, the summers, eras gone by and those still to come.
Photo by Patric Johansson, Styling by Myrica Bergqvist, Courtesy of My Residence Magazine and Aller Media.
Photo by Patric Johansson, Styling by Myrica Bergqvist, Courtesy of My Residence Magazine and Aller Media.
Architect Buster Delin’s self-designed, ultra-modern cottage is a distillation of childhood holidays on the family estate of Lundnäs. Photo by Patric Johansson, Styling by Myrica Bergqvist, Courtesy of My Residence Magazine and Aller Media.
Photo by Patric Johansson, Styling by Myrica Bergqvist, Courtesy of My Residence Magazine and Aller Media.
