Essays about: "Julian Luckhurst"

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  1. 1. THE UNDULATING SUMMER HOUSE

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Julian Luckhurst; [2022]
    Keywords : summer house; vacation home; island; wood structure; topography; history; references; site; measuring; axonometric;

    Abstract : This thesis project has been an investigation of the summer house phenomena, both from an historical point of view - the background and history of summer houses - looking at the emergence of the culture, their architectural programmatic experience, how they’ve change over time, as well as looking into specific reference projects, both for inspiration and clarity - some older houses, and others that are more modern. In addition to the research, and as the main part of the thesis project I have aimed to design a new small summer house of my own, to be placed on the small island in Mälaren where my family's current house is situated and where I have grown up, by using the knowledge I’ve gathered and the inspiration I have come across in order to create a project different from the one that is there today. READ MORE