Black Diamond in Utrecht, The Netherlands by Pasel.kuenzel

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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.

Black Diamond in Utrecht, The Netherlands by Pasel.kuenzel architects

April 27th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Pasel.kuenzel architects

In Utrecht, the fourth largest city in the Netherlands, an entire island development is dedicated to the theme of the cube.

Kubus-Eiland describes the urban planning principle that was used in the conversion of a former port area along the Leidse Rijn area and which is shaping the transformation of this urban development project from a former industrial area to a residential area.

Image Courtesy © Marcel van der Burg, Amsterdam

Architects: Pasel.kuenzel architects
Project: Black Diamond
Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Photography: Marcel van der Burg, Amsterdam
Team: Ralf Pasel, Frederik Künzel, Stella Topp
Size: 240 m2
Completion: 2020

Image Courtesy © Marcel van der Burg, Amsterdam

The abstract volume of a cube with a side length of 9m is expressed in the latest residential project by Pasel.Künzel Architects as a concise, massive volume, comprising an all-round orientation as well as sculptural intersections that are enabled by deeply recessed openings in the facade. With one main opening on each side, the object picks up the four cardinal points and creates concrete references to the surrounding neighborhood on the two lower floors. The top floor, on the other hand, is oriented towards the sky above a central incised patio and thus hermetically seals off the private bedrooms located here from the outside world.

Within the framework of exceptional urban planning requirements, the architects were able to create a variety of atmospheres and qualities in the building by creating surprising spatial sequences and visual relationships in the smallest spaces. At the same time outward-looking, communicative spaces were subtly combined with a high degree of privacy.

Image Courtesy © Marcel van der Burg, Amsterdam

Image Courtesy © pasel.kuenzel architects

: Image Courtesy © Marcel van der Burg, Amsterdam

: Image Courtesy © Marcel van der Burg, Amsterdam

: Image Courtesy © pasel.kuenzel architects

: Image Courtesy © pasel.kuenzel architects

: Image Courtesy © pasel.kuenzel architects

: Image Courtesy © pasel.kuenzel architects

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Tags: The Netherlands, Utrecht

Categories: House, Residential

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