Vinhuset

Karimoku Case Study starts with the room, not the object. For each case, a design studio develops furniture for one specific interior, and Karimoku makes it at its workshops in Japan. Pieces that work in the space often go on to join the Karimoku Case collection.

For CASE 12, Norm Architects turned the former reception building at Ästad Vingård into Vinhuset, a wellness house with a spa, reception, yoga and meditation rooms, relaxation spaces, a bar and a greenhouse. It completes a trio of Norm Architects projects on the estate, alongside the restaurant ÄNG and the lakeside retreat Sjöparken. The building sits low in the landscape under green roofs.

A change of mood on every floor

The reception and bar are dark and rich, with brick floors, solid timber and a long wooden counter. The upper floors grow lighter and calmer, with softer textiles and sheer curtains, finishing at a rooftop terrace over the vines.

Norm Architects designed nine bespoke pieces for the building, all made by Karimoku Furniture.

From the project

• N-DC06 Dining Chair, designed for Vinhuset: an hourglass silhouette drawn in towards a chamfered seat, with a rounded backrest.
• N-DC07 Dining Chair, first designed for TRUNK Hotel Yoyogi Park in Tokyo and refined for Vinhuset: a softly curved shell with integrated arms on a hollow cylindrical base.
• N-ST04 Side Tables, sharing the form of the N-CT04 Coffee Table: slightly angled legs joined by a low apron close to the floor.

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