Fort Keepers Residence | Eek en Dekkers
Eek en Dekkers was commissioned to design the fort keeper?s Residence back in 2009. Due to organizational changes, the project did not go ahead at the time. When the conversion of the fort was activated again in 2015, it seemed that our plan for the house had not been forgotten. We were asked to revive the original plans and develop them further.
Photography: Thomas Mayer
The new-build fort keeper?s residence stems from the requirement that a manager lives there. This function is identical to the original one. So we were given the task of realizing a new fort keeper?s residence for a fort with a new purpose. The new house had to be adapted to the requirements of our time. The first design in 2009 was inspired by the fort, the surroundings and the desire to use a contemporary, fitting construction method. Photography: Thomas Mayer
A huge batch of beams formed the starting point for the design. The original fort keeper?s residence was made out of wood. By pragmatically incorporating the beams combined with a sheet material, we were able to make a ?new? fort keeper?s residence. The beams, that are screwed together with nuts and bolts like a construction and finished using sheet material, could fit in with the way in which the military constructs a prefab home.
Photography: Thomas Mayer
We have been working on developing this construction concept and adjusting it to suit modern (living) requirements. The design was constantly adjusted in order to bring it as close as possible t...
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