115° house

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Project informationPERIOD
2021-2022TYPE
RESIDENTIAL, VILLALOCATION
WEERT- NETHERLANDSSIZE
280m2STATUS
IN PROGRESS

The starting point of this minimalist home is an optimal relationship between man and nature. This can literally be seen in the shape of the house; through its 115° angle, the building embraces its surroundings. This angle also ensures that the plot is used optimally and gives the illusion that the house has its back turned to the road, creating privacy. This clearly shows how the architecture is influenced by its surroundings.

The design of this house originated from a minimalist point of view where simplicity and elegance are key. The house consists of three floors where there is a clear connection between the ground and first floor. The entire facade is finished with subtle hand-baked clay bricks.

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DETAIL

Design is in the details

The minimalist glass detail is an extraordinary addition to the already very minimalist architecture. By raising the window to the roof trim, the building blends in with nature exceptionally well. The glass reflects the forest and by raising this reflection to the roof trim, the window almost disappears. Additionally, the entire window frame is concealed behind the hand-baked clay bricks, making the design even more subtle.

Minimal frames displaying the view

living in the forest

Harmonize with nature

The design of this house originated from a minimalist point of view where simplicity and elegance are key. The house consists of three floors with a clear connection between the ground and first floor. The entire facade is finished with subtle hand-baked clay bricks. The horizontality of these clay bricks emphasises the horizontality of the building, with the main line separating the ground and first floors.

This line continues into the covered terrace and carport, where the unique corners reinforce this gesture. The horizontality of the building contrasts with the verticality of the forest, indicating a harmony between man and nature. Man literally lives under nature and does not intrude into her domain.

Used materials

Only the
essential

Petersen Tegl

Polished
concrete

Black aluminium

White stuco

Define spaces

interior

The minimalist details in the exterior are continued in the interior. Subtle details, such as the concealed window frames used in the exterior, now return in the interior. The material usage is reduced to four main textures, concrete, wood, white stucco and glass. By limiting the number of materials used, the interior creates a calm atmosphere, reflecting nature’s serenity. From the interior, the forest is framed beautifully by minimalist architecture, fading into the background while nature takes centre stage.

Dining room with glass connection

“There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?”ZAHA HADID

The light grey
Petersen Tegl

Material

The light grey Petersen Tegl bricks are essential to the architecture of this design. Its horizontality emphasises the horizontal nature of the building. As stated in the introduction, the horizontal architecture harmonizes with nature’s verticality especially well. The black wooden vertical elements juxtapose this horizontality, but in doing so establish a connection with nature. Both the material usage and orientation of these elements give a nod to nature.

The concrete base of the building serves as the canvas of this composition. Its calm nature allows the light grey Petersen Tegl bricks and black wooden elements to take centre stage.

Traditional but different

Zwevend kantoor over de inrit

Because the back facade is completely made out of glass on the ground floor, the connection with nature is obvious. There isn’t a place in the house from which the forest cannot be beheld. The forest is thus incorporated in the interior design; its presence is felt from the inside.

Glazen vloer met zicht op de wijnkelder

Bij de keuken is een lounge gecreëerd die anders is dan anders. Vanuit een glazen vloer kunnen de mooiste flessen wijn worden bekeken. De wijnkelder is voorzien van een maatwerk meubel met verschillende koelers.

De kelder heeft zijn eigen bar lounge en fitness

Een voetbalwedstrijd kijken met een heel elftal? Dat is mogelijk in deze man cave bar. Met high end afwerkingen van de bar met tapkranen tot de glazen verbinding met de fitness.

Vrijstaand zwevend badmeubel

Deze badkamer is volledig voorzien van glas. Door het minimalistische badmeubel met vrijhangende spiegels wordt de natuur volledig naar binnen gehaald.