ABSTRACT
Sverre Fehn’s Vlla Busk stands on the edge of a rocky outcrop wth a dstant vew of the sea. It was bult for a muscan. Wth ts resemblance to a romantc fortress, and standng on the edge of a precptous clff, t has the appearance of a house made to accommodate a poetc sensblty. But underlyng ts appearance, ths s a buldng that offers an archtectural equvalence to musc; t s an nstrument that, lke musc, plays wth emotons, a work that orchestrates the person’s experence of and relatons wth ther
Elements of architecture; using things that are there; identification of place
The Vlla Busk s ste specfic. It could not be the same anywhere else. In begnnng hs desgn Fehn had the opportunty to choose the exact locaton. Ths choce was hs first archtectural (desgn) decson. He chose a poston on a natural outcrop of rock, amongst mature trees, and wth a vew of the sea. He recognsed ths as a
1 the Villa Busk stretched along the edge of a natural outcrop of rocks
2 the Villa Busk from the other side, the elevation one approaches across the rocky plateau
T W E N T Y B U I L D I N G S e v e r y a r c h i t e c t s h o u l d u n d e r s t a n d
wth dramatc possbltes. The purpose of hs archtecture was to enhance and explot the nherent potental of ths place.
