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Y House by MVRDV in Northeast Tainan
Taiwanese Family Residence: Weekend Architecture Project ? design by MVRDV Architects
1 Dec 2016
Y House by MVRDV in Northeast Tainan
Architects: MVRDV
Location: Tainan, Taiwan
Y House by MVRDV in Northeast Tainan
Rotterdam, 1st December 2016 – MVRDV?s Y House, a private villa offering escapism from city life and a sky-high rooftop swimming pool

MVRDV?s Y House looks set to become the focal point of a new residential development, serving as a weekend retreat for city workers. Situated in Northeast Tainan, the 330m2 villa gives an identity to an otherwise nondescript site, standing out amongst the rest and marking the development from a distance.
A 40-minute drive from Tainan city and the sea, the Y house is a single family residence for those wishing to spend their weekends in this futuristic space, on the top of Y-shaped floors and who enjoy cooking in the open kitchen. The villa?s living space is on a semi-floating deck with seats forming part of a sloped wall that also integrates a bookshelf. A special attraction is the swimming pool on the roof cradled in the hollow of the Y.
Situated in Northeast Tainan, Y House gives an identity to an otherwise nondescript site

MVRDV?s design of the villa derives from the optimum volume for the house but then raises the living spaces to give residents prime views over the surrounding landscape, rather...