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Villa 1, Veluwe Zoom
Contemporary Dutch Villa in Woods, Residential Development in The Netherlands – design by Powerhouse Company, Architects, Holland
page updated with larger photos 27 Apr 2017
Villa 1 in Veluwe Zoom
Location: Veluwe Zoom, The Netherlands

Dates built: 2005-08

Design: Powerhouse Company, Architects
Photographs: Bas Princen
Contemporary Dutch Residence

Villa 1 was the first villa commissioned to Powerhouse Company since its founding in May 2005.

Set in the woodlands with, the program of Villa 1 is oriented optimal towards the views on the terrain and the sun. Half of the program is pushed below ground to meet local zoning regulations. This creates a clear dichotomy in the spatial experience of the house – a ‘glass box’ ground floor where all mass is concentrated in furniture elements and a ‘medieval’ basement, where the spaces are carved out of the mass.
The Y shape is the result of the optimal configuration of the program on the ground floor towards sun and view. All studies are on the north-east wing, where the rooms are shaped by the nut-wood central furniture piece, the kitchen is shaped by a slate furniture element in the small south-east wing, with all-day sun exposure and the living rooms, shaped by concrete walls, are in the west wing with full south exposure. Covered terraces between the sun exposed wings create natura...