Close and compact are the residences lined up along the waterside of Grote Rieteiland, an artificial island in Amsterdam’s hip neighborhood Ijburg.
Within a strict and complex set of urban rules pasel.kuenzel architects succeeded to develop a plain and sober urban villa that is unique in its reduced design and compelling in its materialization and level of detailing.
The building is a composition of a horizontal plinth for living and a vertical element comprising work spaces, bedrooms for the kids, a master bedroom and above all a tremendous roof terrace. Due to a 12m wide glazed facade on the south side the main living area relates directly to the water. The house grants access via a patio facing the street and marking the threshold between public and private.
The unusual materialization of white painted raw timber boards of Douglas fir underlines the
compelling power of simple things.
Project Details:
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Type: Residential – Houses
Size: 307m2
Architect: pasel.kuenzel architects – www.paselkuenzel.com
Team: R. Pasel, F. Künzel, F. Pocas
Photos: Marcel van der Burg
