We have adapted this house in the protected cityscape of Brediuskwartier in Bussum to contemporary living with a new layout and extension.
The district, villa area Brediuskwartier, was laid out at the beginning of the twentieth century according to an urban plan in which landscape and buildings form a unit. The area is almost entirely a conservation area. Brediuskwartier has both the characteristics of a villa area and a garden district, in which the spacious avenues and green gardens play a major role in the experience as connecting elements. In this villa area there are mainly detached or Amsterdam School villas built in short rows in spacious green gardens. The urban design consists of a spacious allotment with a varied street pattern with axes, park strips with waterways and views.
The semi-detached villa with representative facades has been designed as a unit with the neighboring house. The red line jumps. The villa has a varied and differentiated structure and has a representative ground floor with very high ceilings. The villa is built in Amsterdam School style. Characteristic here is the expressive, steep roof with the timber overhangs and the horizontal accents in the facade. The detailing is varied, careful and fine. The use of materials and colors is predominantly traditional. The facades are of brick with ornamental masonry. The roof is covered with tiles. The use of color is traditional. The frames and other woodwork are painted in traditional colors, dark green and white.
Our clients bought the villa and wanted a spacious home for their family with a modern interior. Expansion options are limited. But at the rear, we were able to transform an existing 1950s extension into a cohesive contemporary extension. The side walls and cantilevered eaves are covered with a vertical wood cladding. The skylight and the folding sliding doors provide plenty of light on the ground floor.
The kitchen has been relocated and is now centrally placed between a dining room at the rear and the living room at the front. A wall with facade has been made between kitchen and living room. A see-through fireplace in the wall provides an extra view over and over between the two spaces. Additional and supporting functions have been accommodated in the adjacent spaces. From front to back: an office, the existing entrance hall, a TV room and a utility room.
On the first floor, the layout changes have been relatively limited. In the center are a new family bathroom and separate toilet, with two bedrooms at the front and two bedrooms at the back. On the landing, a new fixed staircase has been made at a different location to the second floor in the roof. This is where the master suite has been created, complete with walk-in closet, private bathroom and separate toilet. The roof construction has been locally reinforced and exposed. The hood is kept open and has a generous height. The house is equipped with a sustainable installation according to the advice of Projoule and a luxurious finish according to the interior design of Huys '91.
Team:
Architects: Lautenbag Architectuur
Photographer: Marc De Fotograaf
