Glittering Modern Home Takes Inspiration from Icebergs
Named for a Luxembourg resident once believed to be the strongest man in the world, a dramatic monolithic structure rises from the grass alongside other pedestrian residences on a quiet street. It?s not at all concerned with blending in. It doesn?t care about the area’s architectural conventions. Rather, its primary concern seems to be celebrating its own boldness of form and presentation, literally reflecting its neighbors in its mirrored facade but revealing little about itself and its contents.
Stairs leading from the courtyard up to the ground level deliver you to the home?s minimalist bedrooms and bathrooms. In each of them, the textural concrete imprinted by the home’s formwork complements steel framing, speckled terrazzo floors, and built-in elements like wardrobes and cabinetry made from smooth, pale wood. ?The project results in a multifaceted artifact, an architectural bastard, dealing with the context complexity and defining vital spaces for a young family in the 21st century,” says Philippe Nathan, founder of 2001.
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