The term”orangery “was presented in 17th century Europe when a craze for citrus fruits swept the continent’s nobility class, and lots of built lavish, light-filled buildings committed to their cultivation. These magnificent outbuildings were typically likewise used as places to amuse and impress guests. Recently, we found a modern-day variation that had us contemplating: are orangeries trending again?
Ett Orangeri– an occasion area in Sweden developed in collaboration with Nordiska Kök for imaginative couple Camilla Simonson (a graphic designer, professional photographer, and cook) and Lasse Kronér (an artist and tv presenter)– is like a standard orangery in spirit, in that its purpose is to bring people together and spread out pleasure, but it takes its design cues from modern-day Japandi style (a mashup of Japanese and Scandinavian sensibilities). Rather than grand percentages and an imposing stone or brick exterior, this orangery has a light touch (thanks to a glazed pitched roof and four walls of glass and cedar), and the tidy lines of an easy one-room cabin. And, especially, a little but functional cooking area enables Camilla to develop her Japanese-influenced meals.
Let’s take a tour.
Photography thanks to Nordiska Kök.
Above: French doors welcome visitors into the one-room orangery, which has walls of cedar and glass on all 4 sides in addition to a glass roof. Above: On one end of the room is a little U-shaped kitchen area. Handmade French tiles cover the peninsula. Above: The peninsula abuts a half wall that separates the cook area from the remainder of the room.