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PK Arkitektar
In Winter 2012 PK Arkitektar was invited to take part in a competition for vacation rental cottages for the Association of Academics in Iceland. The 20 cabins were to be located in Brekkuskógur, in the South West of Iceland. The area features picturesque surroundings with uninterrupted views from each cottage to the nearby lake, Laugarvatn.

The main focus of the design is to create a semirural architecture that blends in with the landscape and the surrounding mountains. Leftover earth from the excavation is used to form a wind-protecting bunker for the outdoor terraces and help fuse the roofscapes of the cabins with the surrounding sloping landscape. Vegetation from the excavated footprint of each building is preserved throughout the building process and reinstalled on the roofs, when completed.

The architectural concept is based on a simple and efficient plan solution, which limits circulation space and minimizes complex detailing. By doing so, material quality can be increased thus minimizing costly need for maintenance.

The building is a wooden construction resting on a concrete base.
The exterior is clad with burnt hardwood paneling, utilizing a method well known in Japan, among other countries, to enhance the durability of the wood. The roof is a grass layer fused together with the surrounding slope, a traditional method used in the old vernacular turf houses in Iceland.

The interior is composed of a floor finish of smooth-polished concrete, with walls and ceilings cladded in wood panels with the same intervals as on the exterior cladding.
Living and dining spaces are located in the heart of the houses where the kitchen opens into the main space.
The bathroom has direct access to the terrace leading to the geothermal hot tub.

The houses utilize geothermal hydro energy from specially drilled sources inside the site boundary.
The overall design is in accordance with recognized ecological standards with the aim to promote minimal environmental impact, creating cabins with close to zero carbon footprints.

Ventilation:
All spaces are ventilated with open able windows or doors

Insulation

The bottom plate is 130mm concrete plate with floor heating, insulated with 100mm insulation.
Exterior walls are insulated with 150mm insulation
Roof is insulated with 200mm insulation.

U-value specific building parts

- Roof 0,2 W/m2K
- Exterior Walls 0,3 W/m2K
- Windows 2,0 W/m2K
- Floor 0,3 W/m2K

Credits

 Brekkuskógur, Iceland
 Association Of Academics Vacation Cottages
 05/2015
 103 mq
 PK Arkitektar
 Pálmar Kristmundsson, Andrew Burges, Fernando de Mendonca, Erna Vestmann, Sunna Dóra Sigurjónsdóttir, Liidia Grinko
 Verkhönnun, Landark
 Rafael Pinho, Bjarni Kristinsson

Curriculum

PK Arkitektar is an icelandic based architecture and design studio established in 1986 by the architect Pálmar Kristmundsson.
Recently completed architectural projects comprise office buildings, single-family houses, vacation houses, sports facilities and interiors.
PK Arkitektar has finalized a master plan and completed three buildings at Höfðatorg, an 80.000 m2 mixed-usage area in the center of Reykjavík.
Partners of PK arkitekar are, Pálmar Kristmundsson and Fernando de Mendonça

http://pk.is/

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