Villa Snellman, Djursholm, Sweden, Ground-floor plan
Erik Gunnar Asplund
Swedish, 1885–1940
1917
A finely drawn ink-on-ozalid ground-floor plan by Erik Gunnar Asplund that communicates the precise layout, measurements, and circulation of Villa Snellman for design and construction.
The sheet reads as a study in calm precision—hand-lettered notes and thin ink lines define rooms, stairs, and a rounded entrance in an L-shaped plan, with red dimension marks and small numerals punctuating expanses of pale paper.
The drawing captures Asplund’s move toward a clear, rational domestic architecture, bridging traditional draughtsmanship and the restrained modern principles that helped shape Nordic Classicism and later functionalism.
Medium
Ink on ozalid
Dimensions
22 1/2 x 24 5/8" (57.2 x 62.5 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Larrabee Barnes, Roblee McCarthy, Jr., Jeffrey P. Klein Purchase Fund, and purchase
Accession
37.1990
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