Stockholm archipelago, Sweden
Ytterholmen
A whole island in the outer archipelago: a 1930s summer house on a granite foundation, a newer guest house of glass and black timber, a sauna on the rocks and a deep-water jetty facing the open sea.
Built
1934, extended 2019
Floor
330 m²
Land
4.2 ha island
Rooms
4 + guest house
Material
Red granite, hand-split
Terms
On introduction
The house · in full
What the photographs leave out.
The house
The summer house was built in 1934 on a foundation of red granite split by hand on the island; above it, the timber is painted the same red it has always been. The guest house of glass and black timber was added in 2019 on the north side, low enough that it cannot be seen from the water.
The setting
The island is 4.2 hectares of rock, pine and blueberry heath in the outer archipelago, forty minutes by boat from the mainland quay. The jetty takes deep-draught boats. Beyond the outer skerries there is nothing but the open Baltic.
How it is shown
The island is reached only by water. Our Stockholm office hosts viewings from May to September, with the crossing arranged from the mainland quay and a whole day on the island.
Sightlines · from the terrace
Stand on the terrace. Turn slowly.
Outer skerries5 kmDeep-water jetty40 mOpen BalticDeep-water jetty · 40 m
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