Dunes
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Project • By Buro NØRD • Private Houses
Hunting lodge 'In den Argus'
We had the honor of designing the restoration and extension of this old hunting lodge.
The old hunting lodge in the Argus is located in the middle of the dunes of Santpoort. After years of limited maintenance and disrepair, the house was in very poor condition. We have been commissioned by the new owners to restore and expand the old hunting lodge and make it more sustainable.
Buro NØRD | Maarten Meester
Buro NØRD | Maarten Meester
Buro NØRD | Maarten Meester
Buro NØRD | Maarten Meester
At the rear and east side, the house has been expanded with an extension that modestly blends in with the existing house. An extra floor has been added underground in the dune, which is provided with sufficie... More
Project • By OYO Architects • Private Houses
Dune house
The existing house (photos featured at the end) has a rich history: it was bombed during World War II and only the half-buried floor with the bedrooms survived. In the 1960s, the upper floor was rebuilt in wood.
Respect for the existing. A regenerative attitude.
Karen Van der Biest
Karen Van der Biest
The starting point of the design process was to maintain the unique character of this historical building, which boasted the original optimal orientation and clever layout, and preserve as much as possible. The majority of the wooden interior structure was retained, while the old wooden panels on the facade were replaced with insulation and sleek black-stained wooden planks.
Karen Van der Biest
Karen Van d... More
Project • By KLG Architects • Private Houses
Dune House
Within the topography of Betty’s Bay, between mountain and ocean sits the Dune House. The natural ecology of this locale is sensitive, both to disturbances which have occurred over the past few decades through indiscriminate building practices and through the windswept local climate. This was the datum upon which this house grew, and the resultant decision made right from the beginning to create a building with two defining moments.
Paris Brummer
Paris Brummer
Firstly, a distinctive roofscape was conceived to provide protection from the prevailing wind conditions, which during the summer months arrive strongly from the seaward aspect (SE) while in winter these come from over the mountain (NW). The curved apex of the roofsca... More
Project • By Borren Staalenhoef Architecten BV bna • Private Houses
Het Kulkje
For a big family, their friends and relatives, a comfortable and modern holiday home was built. The house fits smoothly in its environment although it is located on top of a sand dune in the open landscape of this Dutch Island. The house needed to be spacious and practical besides being nice. Multiple fixed interior elements were integrated in the design. Consequently a spatial holiday home was realized in which landscape, house and interior are optimally connected.Between the 30s and the 70s around 200 holiday homes were built on this part of the Island. Since then it was not allowed any more to add new houses. The local policy is focused on maintaining the existing character of this area; small scale housing in an open landscape without a... More
