Swedish Architecture
Architecture and design work from Sweden, spanning forest cottages, small-scale sustainable structures, and urban housing.
Swedish architecture is closely tied to landscape, climate, and a long tradition of timber construction. Designers working in Sweden often respond to long winters, abundant forests, and a strong public interest in sustainability and modest, well-crafted buildings. Summer houses, residential blocks, and small shelters all fall within this practice.
Members on uni.xyz share work that ranges from rural summer cottages and wind shelters to dense urban housing with timber and concrete facades and courtyard gardens. The titles point to a recurring concern with materials, site, and the relationship between built form and its surroundings.
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Tengbom Restores Tensta's Pagoda-Roofed 1980s School and Reopens It as a Shared Campus for a Stockholm Suburb
In Spånga-Tensta, Stockholm, a heritage-listed 1980s school of brick, cast concrete and pagoda roofs reopens with its character carefully kept intact.
Note Design Studio Steps a Skåne Longhouse Down a Sloping Österlen Site and Lines It in Lye-Washed Pine
A plastered, zinc-roofed villa in Österlen, southern Sweden, where lye-washed pine and dark stone turn a farmhouse type into a room for gatherings.
Scandinavian Summer Cottage Design in the Forest – Sahara Cottage by Ateljé Ö
Sahara Cottage blends Scandinavian summer cottage design, local materials, and environmental sensitivity into a serene retreat between forest and sea.
Sustainable Small-Scale Architecture: Trappudden Vindbåk Wind Shelter by Umeå School of Architecture
Trappudden Vindbåk Wind Shelter by Umeå School of Architecture redefines sustainable small-scale architecture through eco-conscious materials, prefabrication, and historical integration.
