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A Thatched Roof And Charred Wood Siding Were Used To Create This Modern Home

A modern home with black charred wood siding and a thatched roof.

PAX Architects has completed a modern summer house in Skagen, Denmark, whose design pays tribute to the local architecture and history of the town it’s located in.

A modern home with black charred wood siding and a thatched roof.

The materials chosen for the home were inspired by the houses built in Skagen’s Black Period, when charred wood from shipwrecks was often used to build them, and the roofs were covered in straw.

A modern home with black charred wood siding and a thatched roof.

Although the home uses new materials and not those found on shipwrecks, it still features a thatched roof that follows the steep-pitched roof design.

A modern home with black charred wood siding and a thatched roof.
A modern home with black charred wood siding and a thatched roof.

The charred wood siding contrasts the thatched roof, while the thick oak window frames were chosen to blur the line between inside and outside.

A modern home with black charred wood siding and a thatched roof.
A modern home with black charred wood siding and a thatched roof.

At one end of the home, a wall of windows follows the shape of the exterior lines and provides a view of the interior.

At one end of this home, a wall of windows follows the shape of the exterior lines and provides a view of the interior.
A modern home with a wall of windows, charred wood siding, and a thatched roof.

Sliding doors open the house to the outdoors on both sides, and allow the breeze to flow through.

Sliding doors open the house to the outdoors on both sides, and allow the breeze to flow through.
Sliding doors open the house to the outdoors on both sides, and allow the breeze to flow through.

Inside, the light and natural color palette can be seen throughout the house, with a fireplace able to be enjoyed from both sides.

A light and natural color palette can be seen throughout this modern house, with a fireplace able to be enjoyed from both sides.
A light and natural color palette can be seen throughout this modern house, with a fireplace able to be enjoyed from both sides.

The kitchen includes black cabinetry, which complements the exterior of the home, while the large wood island features open shelving.

This modern kitchen includes black cabinetry, which complements the exterior of the home, while the large wood island features open shelving.

Black cabinets are also featured in other areas of the home, while the windows provide uninterrupted views of the landscape.

A modern home with a natural material palette and black accents.

The home also includes a sitting room that’s filled with natural light from the angled window.

A modern house has a sitting area at the top of the home that's filled with natural light from the angled window.

This sitting room also showcases the wood-lined roof and structural wood supports made from Douglas Fir.

A modern home has a wood-lined roof and structural wood supports made from Douglas Fir.
A modern home has a wood-lined roof and structural wood supports made from Douglas Fir.
Photography by Rasmus Hjortshoj | Architecture firm: PAX Architects | Lead Architect: Mathias Brockdorff

Source: Contemporist

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