The staircase of the original building had an awkward position across the living-room. Moving the stairs to a new entrance-volume gave better access and better lighting-condition to both floors of the building.
Författare: Charlotte Elsner
Charlotte Elsner är arkitekt, utbildad vid KTH i Stockholm och yrkesverksam sedan examen 1997. Sedan 2009 driver hon egen arkitektverksamhet där uppdragen varierar från ny- och tillbyggnationer av villor till ombyggnationer av kontor och showrooms.
Green architecture
Coffee company Beans is a green company in many ways. The reuse of base cabinets, lighting fixtures and other architectural components was implemented throughout the project of rebuilding and expanding their facilities.
New phase
A new phase for the Midgård project. Construction documents are being made.
Pond Lounge-table
Radian has mutated and become ”Pond”.The form of a water-lily provides a room in the table-top for newspapers and magazines.
Table-top made of painted MDF. Table base and magazine-case made of painted steel wire.
Parkettgolv för Kährs
Nytt parkettgolv för Kährs.
Parallellskiss 2011.
Beans
New architectural design concept for coffee-company Beans.
Dyvik
Extension to house at Tyresö. Proposals and building permit documents.
Objecthood designstudio
Objecthood designstudio was formed in October 2010 by Britta Teleman, Charlotte Elsner and Sofia Ohlsson. Together, and sometimes with satellite co-workers such as Kajsa Willner and Cecilia Dreyfert, the group makes designs at the request of producers of furniture and household products.
Exhibition at the Väner Museum
The Recycle-collection of lantern are part of the Väner Museum Exhibition ”In Green Form”, about sustainable design.
Apartment building in central Stockholm
A project involving a new coloring scheme for the facades and windows of an apartment building in central Stockholm. The project consisted also of the design of new and extended balconies.
Residence nr 5 2010
”Muuto declined her idea for a tealightholder – but still launched an almost identical product”
This article highlights how Charlotte Elsner from 2007 onwards tried to make design company Muuto put her candle holder into production, and how they launched the candle holder 3 years later, but with 3 guys called Form us with Love as “designers”. By then Charlotte had already launched her own collection of candle-holders under the brand ”Xordinary”.
New model
The xordinary collection of lanterns has been blessed with yet another model, model B, which is a slightly higher and more rounded form
Villa in Saltsjö Boo
Conversion and extension of a villa from the 60’s.
Midgård
Extension of a 20th-century villa.
Modell A
This is the first shape of our tealight-holder, not counting the previously launched recycle models. The first edition has been blown at the Vas Vitreum glassworks in Vadstena.
Terminal for automated waste collection in Stora Ursvik
During my employment at Tengbom I was the architect for this project – from local planning to cost estimation drawings. The solution included a travelling crane which made possible an improved lay-out of the future city environment. This is one of the two terminals that I have worked with at Tengbom.
Residence nr 7 2009
”Ingenious tealights.”
”Tired of scorched fingers? Check the designer Charlotte Elsners beautiful candle holders with a small slit for the match! Available in Nordic Christ Almighty shop at Kungsgatan in Stockholm. Better yet, environmental tank. The glasses are made of old bottles, cans and garage sale finds.”
Recycle lanterns
This recycle collection has been made out of old bottles and finds from thrift shops. With the help of a diamond blade the glass items have all been equipped with the characteristical cut for the match.
Sköna Hem nr 6 2009
”Two mirror favorites from last year are now in a furniture store near you. Charlotte Elsners smart mirror cabinet is perfect in the narrow hallway. Frame of oak and orange inside with several shelves for all small. Width 55 cm, 3990 SEK in Mio…….”
Costruire December 2008
”All ecological systems of the new district of Stockholm are contained in a glass building, whose transparency is programmatic.”
Article about Glashusett, an information centre in a building complete with environmental technology such as fuel cells, solar cells and a double-glazed facade.