House VdB / Grosfeld van der Velde Architecten

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Architects: Grosfeld van der Velde Architecten
Location: Prinsenbeek,
Client: Private
Project Year: 2004-2008
Photographs: Michel Kievits

Located in the outskirts of the city of Breda, on the edge of the urban and rural zone, this house is provided with great views. The clients preferred a maximum volume on this plot and asked the Dutch architects Grosfeld van der Velde to turn this desire into reality.

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© Michel Kievits

They designed a house with a square floor plan of 15 x 15 meters, stacked up over 3 levels. The ground floor is raised above the surrounding land, so daylight can enter the half-sunken basement. By lifting the ground floor, the view from the living area of the natural environment is astonishing.

 
 
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Leonardo Hentschke says:

wel… weird. Hard to find some words to describe.

Irregularity and purity were used in a bad way in my opinion, giving the house a bad handmade scribble look-like.

 
# January 26, 2010 at 08:57
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I'd Live Here: House VdB. http://bit.ly/7vhBKn

 
# January 27, 2010 at 03:47
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eili says:

i find it a bit boring..

 
# June 29, 2010 at 15:05
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4:32 PM Jan 26th

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