Intimacy and views to the woods. Villa Zeist 2 by HofmanDujardin
17/12/2018.
[Zeist] The Netherlands
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The Netherlands architecture firm Hofman Dujardin harmonizes spaciousness and privacy in his Villa Zeist 2.
Villa Zeist 2 by HofmanDujardin. Photograph by Matthijs van Roon
Villa Zeist 2 by HofmanDujardin. Photograph by Matthijs van Roon
Villa Zeist 2 by HofmanDujardin. Photograph by Matthijs van Roon
Villa Zeist 2 by HofmanDujardin. Photograph by Matthijs van Roon
Villa Zeist 2 by HofmanDujardin. Photograph by Matthijs van Roon
Villa Zeist 2 by HofmanDujardin. Photograph by Matthijs van Roon
Villa Zeist 2 by HofmanDujardin. Photograph by Matthijs van Roon
Villa Zeist 2 by HofmanDujardin. Photograph by Matthijs van Roon
Ground floor plan. Villa Zeist 2 by HofmanDujardin.
Sketch. Villa Zeist 2 by HofmanDujardin.
Hofman Dujardin ha diseñado una casa en un bosque de pinos. Una organización lineal, organizada como una serie de habitaciones interconectadas que brindan intimidad y ofrecen vistas al bosque y al cielo.
HofmanDujardin has designed a house in a pine forest. A linear organization, arranged as a series of interconnected rooms which provide intimacy and offer views to the woods and the sky.
Throughout the house, sightlines in all directions ensure connections between the different spaces and with the surroundings. This culminates in the central dining kitchen, which HofmanDujardin shaped as the social heart for the family.
Throughout the house, sightlines in all directions ensure connections between the different spaces and with the surroundings. This culminates in the central dining kitchen, which HofmanDujardin shaped as the social heart for the family.
Description of project by HofmanDujardin
Situated in the pine woods, Villa Zeist 2 adds a strong horizontal line to the vertical nature of its surroundings. A concrete canopy connects the different brick volumes of the villa, which reflect the wishes of the family. HofmanDujardin conceived their house as a series of interconnected rooms which provide intimacy and offer views to the woods and the sky.
Pockets
The general scheme of Villa Zeist 2 combines the family’s wish for privacy with the possibilities and restrictions of the elongated plot. Instead of a stretched bar, the villa is built up of linked volumes of different sizes which create a series of pockets. These semi-enclosed outside spaces soften the relationship between the interior and exterior. Occasionally covered by the concrete canopy, they offer protected places to be and enjoy the different perspectives of the landscape.
Intimacy
In the interior, these pockets strongly enhance the richness of the spaces within the volumes. They serve the client’s wish for privacy twofold. On the one hand, the shaped distance between the separate volumes provides intimacy to the rooms. On the other hand, the pockets allow to open the volumes in multiple directions to reduce the number of windows facing the direct neighbours. In some places, the floor to floor openings and sliding doors make the woods feel very close, while in other rooms carefully shaped windows frame specific perspectives.
Sightlines
Throughout the house, sightlines in all directions ensure connections between the different spaces and with the surroundings. This culminates in the central dining kitchen, which HofmanDujardin shaped as the social heart for the family. Here, a void along the façade opens towards the first floor, where a large window brings in plenty of daylight and frames the Dutch sky. This view is complemented with the warm bricks and timber frames, which characterize the interior and make the villa ground in the woods.
More information
Architects
HofmanDujardin
Project Team
Barbara Dujardin, Michiel Hofman, Anne Boonstra, Fabian van den Bosch, Maik Peters
Collaborators
Consultant construction.- BREEDID. Consultant installations.- Bureau 1232. Consultant light.- Modular lighting. Consultant costs. Archisupport
Contractor
Kormelink
Manufacturers
Duco, Modular Lighting, Bulthaup
Area
375.0 m²
Dates
2018
Michiel Hofman, Barabara Dujardin. HofmanDujardin
HofmanDujardin is located in a 1000m² office villa in the east of Amsterdam. Founding partners are Michiel Hofman and Barbara Dujardin. Since 1999 they work on a large variety of projects. They gained experience in the realization of architectural projects, renovations, interior design projects and product designs. Below you find a more specific explanation of the design approach and process of each of our services.
The HofmanDujardin team is a multi-disciplinary international group of approximately 34 architects, interior architects, draftsmen and interns with different background and university education. In the studio they speak fluently English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Polish and Chinese. They can deliver our services in any of these languages.
The HofmanDujardin team is a multi-disciplinary international group of approximately 34 architects, interior architects, draftsmen and interns with different background and university education. In the studio they speak fluently English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Polish and Chinese. They can deliver our services in any of these languages.
