Villa 1 (NL) from Powerhouse Company

Villa 1 is a minimalist house is located in woodlands of Holland, designed with oriented optimal towards the views on the terrain and the sun. This house designed with Y shape as the result of the optimal configuration of the program on the ground floor towards sun and view.

All rooms are massive and closed, except for carefully positioned windows in the bedrooms. In one wing, the master bedroom is defined by a wooden element that combines the stairs, bath, washing machines, walk-in-closet and bed. In the other wing, two guest rooms surround the silver patio, and a 22 meter long vaulted closet-corridor contains all storage. The third wing contains the garage.

As a result of its Y shape and architectural dichotomy, the villa provides a wide array of extreme spatial qualities, going from narrow, dark, vaulted corridors to wide-open, transparent garden rooms. The result is a landscape of different spatial perceptions; a landscape of spatial intimacies, that goes beyond the mere pragmatic diagram of functionality.




Description From Powerhouse Company
“…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.”