Family wraps home in greenhouse to warm up Stockholm weather

The average temperature in Stockholm in January is 3C (27F). For Marie Granmar and Charles Sacilotto it can be much warmer thanks to the greenhouse that blankets their home. For example at the end of January it can be 2C outside and it can be 15 to 20C upstairs, explains Sacilotto. He was inspired to build a houseinagreenhouse through his relationship with architect Bengt Warne who began designing the first Naturhus (Nature House) in 1974. Originally Sacilotto looked for an empty lot to build an entirely new Naturhus, but he eventually settled on an old summer house on the Stockholm archipelago. Using Warnes design, he covered the small summer house, plus an addition, in 4 millimeter glass. The footprint of the greenhouse is nearly double that of the home, leaving plenty of room for a wraparound garden, and since inside the bubble its a Mediterranean climate, the couple now grow produce atypical for Sweden figs, tomatoes, cucumbers). The favorite spot is the glasscovered roof deck. Si