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Architects: BYTR Architects
- Year: 2010
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Photographs:Ossip van Duivenbode
Text description provided by the architects. A corner house on one of the prettiest locations along the canal is provided with a new living layer in a metal rooftop extension. A glass wall is wrapped with a light, perforated aluminum skin. Windows occasionally pinch through this layer or are covered by it, providing various degrees of openness and closeness.
![Lighthouse / BYTR Architects - Table, Brick, Chair, Patio, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5004/d9de/28ba/0d4e/8d00/085c/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414529029)
By putting the perforated aluminum panels upside down, looks into the building are prevented. A interesting play of light emerges: at night, the metal is lit from the back while in the day, the perforations provide diffuse daylight into the interior. The rooftop terrace, acting as a herb garden, provides a good view over the canal. Because this terrace is sunk into the ceiling of the kitchen, the relation of the adjacent living-kitchen and terrace is strengthened. Terrace and kitchen come within reach, despite of the difference in level.
![Lighthouse / BYTR Architects - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5004/d9e3/28ba/0d4e/8d00/085d/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414529026)
The stairwell void is occupied by an impressive vertical book closet. The bookshelves transform into an easy, transparent stairs, wide enough to be used as a reading bench.
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