TOGETHER ALONE was born from one family’s quiet but profound wish: to create a summer house that never feels too small for twelve - or too big for two. Set on a gently sloping plot near the sea, the home embraces the natural rhythms of the land. The incline gave us a chance to work with levels - creating soft transitions between openness and intimacy, between gathering and retreat.

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From the start, the vision was clear: a home where three generations could be together, and still have room to withdraw. The house unfolds as a cluster - a main house and a guest house - linked by a shared wooden terrace. Like a small village, each structure holds its own scale and atmosphere.

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Depending on who is there and how the house is used, it quietly expands or contracts. The architecture is adaptable, responsive - always enough, never too much. Inside, warm tones recall the family’s years in the Middle East. Sand-hued walls, sun-soft stone, and desert-inspired textures bring with them a quiet heat — a way of carrying the warmth of memory back to Scandinavia.

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Throughout, there are small places to pause. Nooks for reading. Steps for sitting. Sheltered corners where the sky becomes the only companion. The house has a humble presence - soft-spoken, grounded, gently folded into the landscape. It belongs as much to the earth as it does to those who dwell within it.

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For us, TOGETHER ALONE is a study in balance. Between solitude and togetherness. Simplicity and soul. Architecture that doesn’t just hold space - but shapes the life unfolding inside it

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