Extension House VB4

The search for a design that fitted in with building regulations and strong enough to touch the pyramid form, resulted in a floating volume, a ‘tunnel’ built with trapezoidal wooden constructions. Like the A-framed house, built with structural frame of studs, this new timber part followed the same structure. These two frames next to each other connect the old and the new part and create the basis for the dimensions of the library, the new bathroom and entrance. The back and the front side of the new building volume are fully glazed, allowing full view on the garden and pond. Views from street side are interrupted by a movable partition wall.

The architectural concept is based on a dialogue between old and new, coziness and openness, glass and wood and linked by materiality and details.