Coach House in Breukelen, Netherlands by Zecc Architecten Utrecht

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Coach House in Breukelen, Netherlands by Zecc Architecten Utrecht

May 15th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Zecc Architecten Utrecht

A monumental coach house annex stables from 1760 is converted into a spacious house. A mishmash of built curiosities from previous renovations is removed. In this way the historical elements and large spaces return. The stable, still complete with hay racks, stone troughs and iron cast horse heads, is used as a living room.

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Architects: Zecc Architecten Utrecht
Project: Coach House
Location: Breukelen, Netherlands
Client: private client
Contractor: Vendrig
Program: re-use coach house into a home
Period: 2012

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The original tack room is now the entrance hall and the coach house has been converted into a spacious kitchen. Some high stall doors reappeared after the demolition. This created a surprising connection between living room and kitchen. In this high inside dimension, a new stair is placed as a modern addition.

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The staircase has gotten special attention because of the central position in the coach house. The exterior is made of mirror smooth stucco and the interior is entirely made of solid oak. The central placement made it the hub of the house, daylight falls from the roof into the new kitchen. Upstairs the double hood with rough wooden trusses determines the atmosphere. The staircase creates a connection between the second living room with fireplace.

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Tags: Breukelen, Netherlands

Categories: House, Residential

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