Black log home into a rural setting
The mind immediately relaxes as one enters the modern log home of Elina Vaittinen and Juho Rappula. The large, landscaped windows of a black house built on the edge of forest offer a beautiful view over the wheat fields. The horses of a nearby racing stable keep running around in their enclosures. Here, two busy entrepreneurs can easily relax during their everyday lives, enjoy being together, and have a connection with nature.
The log home was a natural choice for a couple that love nature in a traditional village landscape of Hollola. Elina Vaittinen and Juho had a clear vision of what kind of log house they wanted to build as their own home.
“At the Housing Fair, we saw a black log house. It ignited a spark in us for building this home. It had to be a log house. And definitely, it had to be black. There were many who told us that a black house could not possibly be built. “Are you completely nuts?” they would ask us. But we were sure from the start”, Elina and Juho chuckle, filling in each other’s sentences.
When the house was completed, many people admitted that the black house sits perfectly in the forest line. A dark facade disappears in the pine forest, starting right behind the building. Looking at the house far from the field, you hardly notice it.
The Vaittinens started their construction project by exploring several different models of houses and conversing with different house suppliers. A good understanding was immediately reached with Mika Piho, a representative of Honkarakenne.
Modifying Honkarakenne’s popular Mambo model created the wishful home of this couple. The model had an appeal with its large windows, clear base and roof shape, which reminded me of forest trips and wind shelters.
“Things worked out and we were really listened to. Immediately, the first meeting created a feeling that we simply knew which house supplier we would choose.”
The Honkarakenne design service transformed the Mambo model into a home that suited Elina and Juho. They wanted the fireplace in the middle of a cohesive living-kitchen-dining area because of the atmosphere it creates and so it could be enjoyed everywhere. Elina wanted an open kitchen so that she could socialize with the people sitting at the dining table. The entire house-wide terrace needed to be accessed from the sauna and living room. Juho also needed a workspace to complete paperwork for his own company and Elina needed a space for yoga.
Facts
- Type of house: Detached house
- House model: modification of the Mambo model
- Log: Honkarakenne unfinished log FXL 204
- Heating system: geothermal
- The shade of the exterior walls: Tikkurila Vinha D129 (Korppi)
- The shade of the interior walls: Teknos log wax TPL-TV-5060 log walls twice, panel once
- Kitchen and fixed furniture: Puustelli
- Lighting Design: Tomitec
- Construction Year: 2018
- Place: Hollola
