DOA turns Dyke House upside down.
At a typical Dutch location on the IJssel, in the IJsselmaere district, DOA provides a contemporary translation of the traditional urban masterplan. In which prescribed traditional roof slope, ridge, gutter line, as well as traditional building materials found place in this contemporary dyke house.

By moving the main living space to the first floor in this design and tearing open the volume on the west side, spectacular views over the Mientpolder become part of everyday life in this loft space.

DOA turned the roof direction parallel to the dike road to allow for the minimum mandatory roof angle of 45 degrees while using the maximum plot width to achieve this 10m1 long glass landscape view.

For this location, prescribed facade materials of brick, ceramic tiles and wooden fascias have been translated into 21st-century state-of-the-art contemporary materials.

The use of brick tiles (Petersentegl Covers) as cladding of the facade and also the roof covering. This beautiful product has a texture with a roughness that suits the location well. The tiles are demountable so can be reused in the future.
Boiled wood cladding and window frames (Platowood), special how the heating process makes this fast-growing wood just as durable as hardwood.

In this landscape of the great elements. The large river IJssel with it's enormously high dykes (20m) and the hinterland of the Mientpolder stretching out to the horizon, you cannot find shelter from the elements.

The half-patio outdoor space of the Dyke House, enclosed by walls at least 1.5 meters high, offers shelter from the elements while you look back through the house to the Mientpolder or catch a glimpse of neighborhood life through the cut-open terrace wall.

The house has a raw interior finish, concrete floors and ceilings, wooden walls and custom cabinets. The use of wood materials or no finishing of structural work aims to keep the ecological footprint as small as possible.