The Fredensborg House designed by Danish Architect firm Norm Architects it is an exploration of high contrast, natural materials, and strategic light placement.

The High contrast is easily seen through the use of light materials and white walls contrasted with black furniture and accessories, but more immediately the contrast between the facade of the house and the beautiful minimalist interior.

In this photo we can see a three piece Henning Koppel weather station mounted on the wall above the rain boots.

A simple white kitchen with white stained floors. On the counter is one of our favorite modernist objects: The Kubus candleholder, by Danish designer Mogens Lassen.

The architects explains:

“One of the main goals for this house is to provide a feeling of serenity and calm. To achieve this goal, the use of different contrasting materials was minimized. And to suit the elements of the buildings surroundings and staying true to its natural form, a lot of local materials were used.”

As I mentioned earlier there are three main explorations of the house, the third is strategic lighting.

Classic Danish PK22 chairs and coffee table by Poul Kjaerholm.

via Design-Milk

We never really got around to sharing the Icelandic pottery we found during our trip to Iceland. We got this little vase from an antique shop called Fríða Frænka in Reykjavik. It’s a simple shape with an interesting texture.

There were some pretty neat lava vases which were really textured, but the colours were a bit to intense for us.

The bottom is stamped “Glit” a ceramics studio founded by Ragnar Kjartansson in 1958. I don’t think it exists anymore, but there was another studio producing similar “lava” vases that we poked our heads into during the trip.

During our trip to Tokyo we stumbled across this house in Meguro. The amazing architecture firm Mount Fuji Architects Studio has been making the blog rounds recently and I decided to visit their website to take a look at their other work.

I was pleasantly surprised to see the very same house we came across as one of their projects, plus we get to take a look at the inside!

During the day the glass has a mirror finish, but at night is where you can get a glimpse at the house’s interior.

The exposed wooden frame which is also used as shelves providing a practical element to the structure.

We love the use of natural material: stone, concrete, wood, and glass. Simple timeless materials.

There is also a great use of light in the space through multiple windows and entry points.

A beautiful wooden handrail.

After the owners moved in there were a few more images taken with their furnishings in place.

You can see there is a lot of light coming from all sides of the house, but there are also wooden screens providing privacy.

via Arch Daily