Article source: Wiel Arets Architects

Art as part of life was the main purpose of the small house in the 17th-century pleasure garden belonging to Wijlre Castle. It accommodates seemingly disparate spaces, i.e. two greenhouses, a hen house, a tool shed and a living room, together with the space for art.

Image Courtesy Jan Bitter

• Architects: Wiel Arets Architects
• Project: The Hedge House
• Location: Wijlre, The Netherlands
• Project team: Wiel Arets, Bettina Kraus, Lars Dreessen
• Site supervisors: Hein Urlings
• Furniture design: WAA
• Date of design: 1998-2001
• Date of completion: 2001
• Models: Jeremy Bryan, Frederik Vaes

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