VILLA ERMELO
extension family house
location
The existing house is built in the early 1960’s and is characterized by the movement of the Delftse School represented by Granpré Molière from the 1950’s.
extension family house
| client: | private |
| design: | Gert Jan Knevel |
| project team: | John van de Weg, Martin van der Klooster |
| project management: | Knevel Architecten BV |
| consultants: | Adams Bouwadviesbureau BV. |
| contractor: | Bouwbedrijf Brink BV |
| location: | Ermelo |
| plot size: | 875 m² |
| floor area: | 270 m² |
| volume: | 845 m³ |
| completion: | May 2000 |
location
The existing house is built in the early 1960’s and is characterized by the movement of the Delftse School represented by Granpré Molière from the 1950’s.
assignment
The assignment includes a significant extension of a small house in Ermelo.
design
Because the clients sympathy and devotion for the current house a completely rebuild house was the last resort to realise the program. This starting point defined the design brief: ‘demolition is a sign of weakness’. This is the reason to find a syntheses between the existing and new building in the program and in the architecture. A balance between presence and reticence is researched in the position and shape of the new building.
The extension distinguishes two formulas: On the North Side an inward two story block with garage, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. On the South side, below the gentle sloping roof, a volume more outwards with a living room and an elevated dining podium, which overlooks the garden and the street. An open split level connection relates the dining to the living room. The upper floor of the two-story block is located on the same level as the dining room.
The existing entrance will be remained as the formal entrance. The connection between the existing house and the new volumes are entirely executed in glass walls and ceilings.
