Archetech Issue 23 2016 | Page 24

Uppgrenna Nature House / Tailor Made arkitekter A maximum ecofriendly meetingplace with cafe, conferencerooms ang therapytreatments. A spa and conference building in Uppgrenna, Sweden. An existing red barn was demolished and replaced by a modern building with ground floor partly submerged in the slope. The upper entrance level consists of an insulated building partly surrounded by an unheated greenhouse that extend over the entire roof. The greenhouse contain room for plant beds and shelter terraces with expansive views of Lake Vättern and a climate similar to Northern Italy. The Nature House Concept The Nature House concept (or Naturhus in Swedish) was developed by Swedish architect Bengt Warne in the 1970s.