Home and Office, Drottningholm

Right next to the royal palace Drottningholm, Erskine built himself a couple of houses. One for the family and one for the office, and in the middle a paved courtyard. From these simple elements, Erskine created a rich environment: timid (because the houses are low and simple), charming (thanks to the site's preserved old fruit trees), exciting (through the interaction of the volumes with each other and with the terrain), surprising (see how the roof stand freely over the concrete arches), artistic (the composition of grooved concrete elements and various windows is one of Erskine's finest) and spectacular (the living room is like a small town). However, there is no extravagance here. Everything is done with simple means.