“Living Landscape” d3 Housing Tomorrow Competition / STUDIOMARCOVERMEULEN

Mar 2011

By Irina Vinnitskaya — Filed under: Housing , d3 Housing Tomorrow Competition, STUDIOMARCOVERMEULEN

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STUDIOMARCOVERMEULEN was rewarded with honorable mention for in the d3 Housing Tomorrow Competition for their project entitled “Living Landscape.” The central theme for the design is the landscape experience, with a study of the traditional Dutch housing as a typological precedent.

More images from this project after the break.

Courtesy of STUDIOMARCOVERMEULEN

Living Landscape 1.0 is the first design in a series. Its roots lay within traditional Dutch housing which has a back-to-back orientation with a density of approximately 36 dwellings per hectare. What sets Living Landscape 1.0 apart is the that the dwelling are situated front to back. The density of the Dutch housing is maintained. The orientation was shifted to provide optimal orientation towards the sun for all of the dwellings in the proposal.

Courtesy of STUDIOMARCOVERMEULEN

Each plot is orientation with its side walls to the street, allowing for the garden and backyard to have a stereet edge in an effort to enhance the liveliness in the neighborhood. The extension of the garden into the street is a departure from conventional back-to-back private homes. With this shift of orientation the housing are semi-detached.

Courtesy of STUDIOMARCOVERMEULEN

The roofs of the houses are grass covered, giving a sculptural and extended view of the landscape from the living rooms of neighboring dwellings. The living rooms are located under the sculptural lifted roof, providing more daylight into the public area of the house. Other rooms such as the bedrooms, storage areas and bathrooms are located on the ground floor. A patio provides outdoor access and extra daylight into the smaller bedrooms and dining room.

: Courtesy of STUDIOMARCOVERMEULEN

: Courtesy of STUDIOMARCOVERMEULEN

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Cite:
Vinnitskaya , Irina . "“Living Landscape” d3 Housing Tomorrow Competition / STUDIOMARCOVERMEULEN" 04 Mar 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed 23 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/116673>

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Dave S. says:

Love this…simple, playful, comfort-oriented and cost-efficient.

# March 5, 2011 at 06:24

jprati says:

The modern courtyard house is a great solution to america’s low density housing dilemma–this is a thoughtful iteration on that. I like the privacy achieved on the second level, despite the relatively high density of the project. Everyone can have the illusion of being on the pasture, yet be living in the midst of a medium density city. This is amazingly similar to my studio project.

# March 5, 2011 at 13:44

Simen Christiansen says:

Although the concept is interresting in the way it challenges traditional housing typologies, the extremely poor quality of the illustrations gives the whole project a really sad appearance. Much better then, to stick strictly to 2d drawings, and let the viewer imagine what life there can be like. Architects are good at that.

# March 5, 2011 at 15:43

Observer says: