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Homes 18.6.2024


THE SMALL COTTAGE ON THE ISLAND OF HÖGSÅRA IS RASMUS AND ALEXANDRA’S HOME BASE
FOR THE SUMMER

In the summer, designer Rasmus Palmgren and art historian Alexandra Enberg live
and work on the idyllic island of Högsåra. To serve as their home base, they
built an about 20-sqm cabin for which Rasmus designed the broad outlines and the
interior.


The seaside end of the building features patio-wide steps that provide easy
access to the rock. The steps are also nice to sit and lounge on. Guests usually
come to the steps to chat.

WHEN THE FRAME of Rasmus Palmgren and Alexandra Enberg’s summer cabin was being
brought to the rocky shore, the prefabricated building unit was first loaded
onto a barge on the other side of the Högsåra island, then transported by sea to
the nearby cove and finally lifted ashore by a crane. Then, a tractor was needed
to pull the solid-wood element built on steel runners over the rock to its place
at the edge of the forest.

“The cabin is designed to minimize the impact on nature. For example, the
building has no fixed foundations, so it can be moved. The frame of the cabin is
a new kind of prefabricated solid-wood building unit developed by an
acquaintance of ours. This cabin is one of the prototypes, and I got the chance
to modify it to our needs at an early stage,” explains Rasmus.


In the cabin, everything takes place in a single room. The small iron stove and
storage furniture designed by Rasmus divide the around 20-sqm space into
different functions.

Most of the furniture in the cabin is designed by Rasmus. The table and bench
are made for the space and accompanied by Inno’s Whippy folding chair. There is
also a light Tool chair, made of wood and molded plywood, currently manufactured
by Danish Takt.

Nature is constantly present inside the cabin, since both ends are made up of
sliding glass doors. This way, it is easy to step out onto the patio, and when
the weather is good, the whole wall can be opened.

The couple chose the spot for the cabin very carefully. Alexandra, who grew up
on Högsåra and knows the island like the back of her hand, knew the perfect spot
right away. The cabin rests on a rock by the sea. It is accompanied by a high
hilltop overlooking the vast archipelago, all the way to the islets and open
sea. The nearby bay, on the other hand, has a sandy beach, so it is easy to go
for a swim from the cabin. From time to time, the bay also gets waves suitable
for surfing.

> The nearby bay has a sandy beach, so it is easy to go for a swim from the
> cabin.

Högsåra is located in the south-west corner of Finland and accessed via
Finland’s second largest island, Kimito. It takes a ten-minute ferry ride to
reach the old, idyllic village. It looks like something from another era or
straight from Astrid Lindgren’s Life on Seacrow Island.

“The village still has over 40 year-round inhabitants. In the summer, this place
gets much busier because of the summer residents, guest marina and the summer
restaurant run by my family, Farmors Café, which turns thirty this summer. At
peak times, the restaurant gets about 500 customers a day,” says Alexandra.


The cabin has a small kitchen equipped with a gas fridge and stove. The
second-hand stainless-steel countertop and its metal legs nicely balance out all
the wood.

HAY's rechargeable PC Portable lamp brings light both indoors and outdoors.

The Tyyni tray, designed by Rasmus, is part of Lokal Helsinki's collection.

There is a spot for a dining set on the rocky shore. The cabin is designed to
leave the surrounding environment as untouched as possible.

Alexandra and Rasmus are an integral part of the family’s restaurant business,
and they move to the island for the summer well in advance. When the season
begins, they work both in the kitchen and front of house.

“Our summer cabin is not built for rest and relaxation, but to serve as a home
base where we sleep and recover after working at the restaurant. In the summer,
we rarely have time to just ‘veg out’. Nevertheless, we really enjoy our time at
the cabin, since it’s quite something to start the day by having a laid-back
breakfast while admiring the open sea through the window. Of course, on our days
off and outside the restaurant season, we also get to enjoy the peace and quiet
of nature and just relax.”

> “Our summer cabin serves as a home base where we sleep and recover after
> working at the restaurant.”

For the other half of the year, the couple lives in Copenhagen. Rasmus, who has
studied carpentry at Malmstens Linköping University near Stockholm and furniture
design at The Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen, is focusing on his own design
studio. Alexandra, who has studied art history, works as a project manager at
the Finnish Cultural Institute in Denmark.


The blue Tool folding chair designed by Rasmus is currently manufactured by
Finnish Inno. At the cabin, it serves as a handy spare seat both indoors and on
the patio.

The twenty-square-meter cabin has everything you might need in the summer. Only
carefully selected items and furniture are brought to the cabin to avoid making
the space congested. The Bernard lounge chair is by HAY.

The wooden Pillar storage box by Danish Form & Refine is handy for neatly
storing clothing and objects.

Most of the furniture in the cabin is designed by Rasmus and consists of both
models already in production and prototypes under development.

The cabin has given the carpenter/designer the opportunity to try out new ideas.
Rasmus has designed, for example, the cabin’s roof pitch and window solutions
and chosen the surface materials. He has also designed most of the cabin’s
fixtures. “I guess this is some kind of a designer’s laboratory,” says Rasmus.

The interior of the small cabin is simple and compact. Everything takes place in
a single room with no partitions dividing the space. Instead, the space is
divided into different functions with cabinets and a small iron stove.

> The interior of the small cabin is simple and compact. Everything takes place
> in a single room.

“Since the cabin is quite small, we’ve had to think carefully about every
solution and every item brought in here. Despite the amount of space it takes,
we wanted a big bed, as a good night’s sleep is a priority for us. We also
wanted a kitchen to have a quiet place to eat after all the hustle and bustle of
the restaurant,” says Rasmus.


The cabin is cleverly positioned in the landscape, so that it is on the rock by
the sea yet sheltered by the forest.

The frame of the bed and the storage shelf show the character and color
variations of the wood. They are both designed and made by Rasmus, who is also a
professional carpenter.

Rasmus got to design the surface materials, fixtures and window solutions. Since
all the surfaces are wooden, the atmosphere in the cabin is cozy despite the
minimalist interior.

The details of the summer cabin are beautifully finished. The cabin does not
have fixed foundations, making it movable if necessary.

In front of the cabin, there is a handsome rock and a sandy beach for swimming.

Even though there are not that many square meters, the cabin still feels
spacious, as both ends are made up of windows. They give a view of the stunted
pine forest typical of the archipelago and the sea that seems to be constantly
moving. At the ends, behind large sliding doors, there are patios on the same
level as the floor, so weather permitting, it easy to go enjoy cabin life
outdoors.

“For this cabin, I made furniture that also contains storage space. For example,
the drawer under the double bed and the bench in the dining area can be used to
store a surprisingly large amount of stuff.”

Rasmus and Alexandra have been using the cabin as their home base for three
summers, during which time the interior has been honed to perfection. “Now that
everything’s completed, I’ve started to think about what’s next, perhaps a sauna
building or something else,” says Rasmus and smiles.


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Text: Anna-Kaisa Huusko Images: Niclas Mäkelä

This story was originally published in the Asun magazine’s issue 48.

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