R O T N E S M A S T E R P L A. N
Sagaveien is a housing development that combines the density of collective housing with the scale and spatial qualities of individual townhouses and gardens.
The site lies at the transition between larger apartment blocks to the north and a neighbourhood of detached houses to the south and west. The project responds to these different scales by breaking the building mass into smaller rows of housing organised around two west-facing courtyards.
Two principal dwelling types are combined across the development: single-storey garden apartments and duplex homes with private roof terraces. The garden apartments establish a direct relationship with the landscape at ground level, with living spaces either facing south or extending through the depth of the building to receive light from both the east and west. In the duplexes, open-plan, dual-aspect living spaces occupy the upper floor, opening directly onto private roof terraces.
Individual entrances, private gardens and terraces mediate between each home and the communal spaces. Shifts in plan, recessed upper floors and changing roof heights reduce the apparent scale of the buildings. Oriel windows project over the street, while variations in colour and material expression further distinguish the individual homes, reinforcing the character of the development as a collection of houses rather than conventional apartment blocks.
Project architect for Østre Linje Arkitektur og Landskapet.
Client: Nittedal Kommune
Date: 2023
Location: Nittedal, Norway
Status: Feasibility Study
Two principal dwelling types are combined across the development: single-storey garden apartments and duplex homes with private roof terraces. The garden apartments establish a direct relationship with the landscape at ground level, with living spaces either facing south or extending through the depth of the building to receive light from both the east and west. In the duplexes, open-plan, dual-aspect living spaces occupy the upper floor, opening directly onto private roof terraces.
Individual entrances, private gardens and terraces mediate between each home and the communal spaces. Shifts in plan, recessed upper floors and changing roof heights reduce the apparent scale of the buildings. Oriel windows project over the street, while variations in colour and material expression further distinguish the individual homes, reinforcing the character of the development as a collection of houses rather than conventional apartment blocks.
Project architect for Østre Linje Arkitektur og Landskapet.
Client: Nittedal Kommune
Date: 2023
Location: Nittedal, Norway
Status: Feasibility Study
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