DWELLING VLEUTEN
interior family house
design
The dwelling consists of two floors. The ground floor volume on the east and south side follows the edges of the plot. The first floor is rectangular, smaller in size than the ground floor and is more shifted towards the west. The design of the building masses and the degree of openness versus closeness, determine together the orientation of the house. By the desire of the client, the ground floor is designed as a spacious living area. The consequence is that a modest surface on the first floor is left. This gained the possibility to create a large void, creating a spatial connection between the living room, dining room and kitchen.
interior family house
| client: | private |
| design: | Gert Jan Knevel |
| project team: | Stan Korthagen, Benjamin Robichon, Willem Jan de Hek, Joris Jansen |
| project management: | Knevel Architecten BV. |
| advisors: | Bartels Ingenieursbureau BV (structure) |
| contractor: | Aannemersbedrijf Heemskerk, Woerden |
| location: | Wilgenrooslaan 55, Vleuten |
| floor size: | 280 m² |
| start design: | September 2005 |
| start construction: | June 2007 |
| completion: | March 2008 |
design
The dwelling consists of two floors. The ground floor volume on the east and south side follows the edges of the plot. The first floor is rectangular, smaller in size than the ground floor and is more shifted towards the west. The design of the building masses and the degree of openness versus closeness, determine together the orientation of the house. By the desire of the client, the ground floor is designed as a spacious living area. The consequence is that a modest surface on the first floor is left. This gained the possibility to create a large void, creating a spatial connection between the living room, dining room and kitchen.
assignment
The interior design of this family house is an integral part of the assignment for the construction of a detached house for a private client at the edge of the neighbourhood Vleuterwijde in Vleuten, the Netherlands.
For the facade, a high level of abstraction is aimed by a composition of surfaces over the full height of the floor. These surfaces are held together by the continuity of floor fields. The intuitive variety of materials in the facade, leads to a composition of masses, closed surfaces, translucent surfaces and transparent surfaces. This creates a sophisticated game of shelter and openness in the interior. On the south and west side, the house orientates itself towards the surrounded nature by its large glass surfaces in the facade. The surrounding buildings towards the north and east side of the dwelling, is hardly experienced because of its orientation in the south west direction. As a result, the dwelling contains a great experience of privacy and openness at the same time.
