And so to the Bodker Houses (1965 + 1982) .....
The Bodker family commissioned not one but two houses from Fehn, the second being a simpler smaller house designed for the Bodkers as they entered their 'third age'.
The two houses are linked by the pool area and a subterranean link that contains a series of -service' thresholds that mediate.
Carl and Mette Bodker were generous is giving free rein to their wonderful homes, and Mette gave the stories of the houses and Fehn's response to this stunning sloping site with distant views down over Oslo and the Fjord beyond.
We discussed at length the challenges faced by the guardians of such houses in facilitating visits yet achieving privacy. We also discussed the futures of these great houses as each in turn become historic artefacts that represent an era and a particular attitude to place.
The Bodker family commissioned not one but two houses from Fehn, the second being a simpler smaller house designed for the Bodkers as they entered their 'third age'.
The two houses are linked by the pool area and a subterranean link that contains a series of -service' thresholds that mediate.
Carl and Mette Bodker were generous is giving free rein to their wonderful homes, and Mette gave the stories of the houses and Fehn's response to this stunning sloping site with distant views down over Oslo and the Fjord beyond.
We discussed at length the challenges faced by the guardians of such houses in facilitating visits yet achieving privacy. We also discussed the futures of these great houses as each in turn become historic artefacts that represent an era and a particular attitude to place.
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