Underneath the Willow Tree Home / Objekt Architecten

Underneath the Willow Tree Home / Objekt Architecten

Textual content description supplied by the architects. The primary concept was to renovate their earlier residence. Nevertheless it simply so occurred {that a} week after their first assembly at our workplace, our clients had been capable of purchase the house of their desires: previous vacation residence on the highest level of the village, within the midst of the countryside. Other than the outstanding views, the plot has an additional asset: an attractive weeping willow.

The construction of the previous home from 1904 was maintained as a lot as attainable, to be able to protect the character of the facade. The standard Flemish rear extension was changed by a brand new construction, becoming into its casing as if it had been lipstick. The brand new quantity was clad with black tiles, each on the façade and on the roof, which blends in properly with the unique brickwork. The design additionally took under consideration the shopper’s needs, particularly 4 bedrooms, a studio for the proprietor, who’s knowledgeable ceramist, an open-plan residing kitchen, and the connection between the backyard and home.

Within the alternative of supplies, the ecological side was extraordinarily necessary. Along with the contractor PUUR-bouwen & Big Tasks, amongst others, all of the choices had been mentioned and balanced. From the numerous bio-ecological potentialities, the selection fell on hemp lime as insulation materials within the partitions and on cellulose flakes as roof insulation. Inside, the partitions are completed with loam plaster and, for the lavatory, a water-repellent lime plaster, tadelakt, was chosen. The load-bearing flooring are product of wooden that continues to be seen, and the kitchen is product of block boards with doorways product of formwork materials. These decisions contribute to a heat really feel and a wholesome indoor local weather.

The outside joinery, put in by Mondian from Zonhove, is made in Austria. On the skin, the home windows got an aluminum end in a deep black coloration to match the chosen cladding. On the within, they got a picket end, which in flip matches the clay plaster. Triple glazing, a warmth pump with a borehole warmth exchanger, and a sort D air flow system with warmth restoration should guarantee most local weather effectivity in the home.

The 4,500 m2 plot on which the home was constructed was not paved over unnecessarily. The parking areas, for instance, are completed with a gravel garden and the steps to the entrance door and the studio seem like floating over the bee-friendly entrance backyard. The remainder of the backyard has been saved pure and can evolve along with the household. Within the meantime, the shopper has already put in an outside tub and the backyard has been given a fruit-picking maze. The result’s an ecological home through which the residents can reside and work in an attractive, inexperienced setting, due to the big home windows, and through which, when the climate is nice, you may think about your self in Provence.