Su Pang loves travel and traditional Swedish cottages. In 2013, she had a little-used 5000-square-foot backyard subject to relaxed building codes, so she began designing a Scandinavian-inspired cottage that would give her the freedom to live mortgage-free.
Working around decades-old redwood and walnut trees, Su and her architect built an L-shaped 500-square-foot home (700-sq-ft, including the loft) that feels like a leafy, quiet oasis in the middle of urban Oakland.
Despite having to swap the customary wood for red corrugated metal siding, the home pays homage to the Swedish originals and everything has been touched by Su's design aesthetic. Plywood walls and floors kept the costs down. The shower was lined with leftover siding which with its skylight covered with walnut branches gives it an indoor/outdoor feel. Su recycled an old bathtub to create an outdoor bathing experience on the back deck.
Su Pang graphic design: https://www.somethingsaboutsu.com/
Awesome and creative!
I love how it’s all about the trees!! Wonderful! Thank you for that!
So many great ideas. thanks for sharing!
She should move to Sweden.
That tiny house is awesome and everything that goes with it. Can I live there? 🙂
Being a Swede I have to say it does not remind me of a traditional Swedish cottage at all.
What an inspiring project! Amazing job.
She’s a minimalist but got a gazillion clutter. I like the design but she needs to get rid of many things. Just my thoughts.
It needs more candles ?
Su is awesome….tfs!
Hello fellow millennials! Wanna live worse than your parents while also spending more money? DO I HAVE A SHED IN A BACKYARD FOR YOU
Disliked for the shirt ?
Lovely on the inside, not so well considered from the outside in my humble Swedish opinion…
When you cut a tree branch of the tree it die then it’s just wood.
I’m guessing the branches and foliage tacted up on the walls are her, “art pieces”, she was referring to as her art… Then of course, they are just that…
love this cottage !
Amazing, charming, functional home that Su has built! Other than the loft bed, it’s definitely a home I would enjoy living in. I love the Swedish styling.
Ppl in cali are incredibly stupid….