Villa Faun

Various Architect’s main intention for Villa Faun in Oslo was to bring together an unifying identity to the residential complex, while creating individual private units.

Villa Faun is an apartment complex, located in the Northwest hill side of Oslo, Norway, with a great view over the city and to the Oslo Fjord. The neighborhood features various types of Norwegian houses built during the last 100 years.

The main intention for Villa Faun was to bring together a unifying identity to the project, while creating individual private units. The building is placed on the site and oriented with an angle to frame views and natural daylight for indoor and outdoor spaces.

Villa Faun has a basic pitched-roof house shape, that is developed according to the functions and surroundings. The roof, together with Northern and Southern facades create a massive wooden envelope. The other two facades contrast with the envelope in form, material and colour. These facades feature playful extrusions and intrusions that give individual identity to each unit. Due to the sloping terrain, volumes are designed with split-levels, so that both apartments on the ground floor could get straight into the garden. The split level also allows extra height for the upper apartments which provides generous spaces.