Even though I tend to stay away from projects which have recently been covered to death elsewhere, I couldn’t resist jumping on the bandwagon with this pure Scandinavian beauty. Regular readers would probably know about my “design love affair” with Swedish architects Claesson Koivisto Rune (previously). This awesome threesome (get your mind out of the gutter) strikes yet again with a stunning home, situated on the west coast of the Baltic island Öland. Villa Widlund stands out as a true landmark against ocean views and beachside landscape. The building mass is elegantly pinched at the waist, with prefabricated concrete walls featuring graphic lines dancing across the facade that further accentuate the overall form. This pure white and robust concrete mass boasts consistent but minimal approach to construction and detailing, where main highlight in each room are generous proportions, soaring ceilings and windows looking out to spectacular outdoor views.

Even though I am not quite convinced about this project in it’s entirety – i.e. stark approach to furnishings, outdoor dead horse sculpture (what the..?), acoustic quality in the living area (I imagine it to be very echoey and cold, but I could be very wrong there) – I remain drawn to the building form, fine proportions and spectacular volumes. To be perfectly frank, this is the type of house which makes me want to unleash my “inner decorator” and “cushion fluffer” so, so badly. Bloody interior designer, huh?

[Photography by Åke E.son Lindman, via Contemporist.]