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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. Villa Vught in The Netherlands by MecanooNovember 22nd, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Mecanoo Reinterpreting the Dutch farm typology The Villa in the Dutch countryside near Vught gives a contemporary twist to the local farmstead typology. Traditionally, the Dutch ‘hoeve’ is an ensemble of farmhouses and living quarters loosely clustered around a courtyard. The central open space is protected, yet open to the surrounding landscape. This spatial arrangement guided the design of the Villa. The Villa’s functions are distributed within three distinct volumes, shaped to resemble the vernacular of a small village. The two lower volumes are shaped like typical gabled barns directly connected to the surrounding gardens. The higher volume captures the view of the wide landscape and forms a striking contrast with the lower buildings.  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie
 Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie Functional arrangement The tallest element, the most prominent building, contains the master bedroom on the ground floor, children’s rooms on the upper floors and a roof terrace at the top. Of the two barns, one is furnished as a living room, kitchen with dining area and large veranda on the south-west side, with a workspace and playroom on the first floor. The other barn features a cooking studio where up to twenty people can participate in culinary classes, workshops and team-building activities led by the client. Next to the studio is a garage, storage area and a guest suite on the first floor. Large sliding doors in the centre can be opened to reveal an entrance gate to the courtyard. The design ambition endeavoured to connect the residential functions while maintaining the detached traditional farmstead typology. To this end, a half-sunken corridor, concealed beneath a grass mound, links the taller landmark volume with the barn’s living room. The barn containing the cooking studio and guesthouse, is completely detached, maintaining sightlines from the courtyard to the surrounding landscape. Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie Warm materials and framed views The Villa’s construction and detailing also emulate the Dutch ‘hoeve’ or farmstead. The exterior dark bronze anodised aluminium cladding, chosen to seamlessly extend beyond the façade to the roof top, is profiled to resemble the corrugated iron roofs of nearby farm buildings. The window frames, which traditionally have a brighter colour, have a lighter bronze aluminium finish. Throughout each building, views towards the landscape are carefully framed. Rather than making wide full-height openings, windows are placed like picture frames, adorning the walls with selected images of the surrounding farmlands.  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie Wood is used for both the structure and interior finish, a material that is at once sustainable and visually warm. The three buildings have a cross-laminated timber structure and European silver fir interior surfaces, a type of wood that has an exceptionally smooth and uniform texture. Compared to other solid construction methods, relatively little energy is needed for the production and processing of cross-laminated timber. It contributes to sustainable CO2 storage as well. The villa has an Energy Performance Coefficient (EPC) of 0.26 and is heated and cooled with electric heat pumps.  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie  Image Courtesy © Ossip Architectuur Fotografie  Elevation – cooking studio – east, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo  Elevation – cooking studio – south, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo  Elevation – cooking studio – west, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo  Elevation – villa – north, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo  Elevation – villa – south, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo  Plan – first floor, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo  Section – cooking studio – E, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo  Section – cooking studio – F, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo  Section – villa – B, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo  Section – villa – D, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo
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