![A modern house includes limestone walls, concrete floors, and warm wood.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-house-design-architecture-230121-920-01.jpg)
Margen Wigow Arkitektkontor has designed a contemporary house located on the island of Öland in southern Sweden.
The design of the home was inspired by its surroundings, like vast fields, low vegetation, and limestone formations.
![A modern home with glass and limestone walls.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-house-design-architecture-230121-920-02-800x886.jpg)
Wood panels on the outside are specially sawn and untreated so they over time will have the same gray color as the stone.
![A modern house with a wood and glass facade.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-house-design-architecture-230121-920-03-800x529.jpg)
The limestone walls and the extended roofs protect against weather and wind and the large glass sections take in the view of the sea and the landscape outside.
![A modern summer home with glass and limestone walls.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-house-lighting-230121-922-07-800x1063.jpg)
The limestone continues through to the interior of the home, where a wall separates the main living room from a small sitting area with a fireplace.
![A limestone wall separates the main living room from a small sitting area with a fireplace.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-living-room-stone-brick-wall-fireplace-230121-921-04-800x1063.jpg)
The main living room shares the open floor plan with a bar area, dining space, and kitchen.
![A contemporary summer home with an open floor plan, wood kitchen, and concrete floors.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-open-plan-living-room-dining-room-230121-921-05-800x1063.jpg)
Large sliding glass doors open the interior to a terrace that has water views. The glass walls also allow the natural light to flood the living spaces. On the terrace, there’s a secondary kitchen and an outdoor fireplace.
![A contemporary home with sliding glass doors that open to a terrace with pergola.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/interior-open-to-outdoors-230121-921-06-800x1063.jpg)
The home also includes concrete floors and the use of ash wood, like in the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves.
![A contemporary summer home with limestone walls, concrete floors, and wood bookshelves.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-house-wood-bookshelves-230121-922-08-800x1136.jpg)
In one of the bedrooms, there are wood walls and a built-in bed that makes the most of the small room.
![A modern bedroom lined with wood that has a built-in bed.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-wood-bedroom-230121-922-09-800x1135.jpg)
Here’s a closer look at the limestone and wood used in building the summer house.
![A closeup look at a limestone wall.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-gray-brick-230121-922-10-800x1134.jpg)
![A closeup look at a wood slat wall.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/modern-wood-wall-230121-923-11-800x1136.jpg)