Las reformas de una antigua casa a orillas del Río Linge tenían como principal objetivo de los dueños crear una gran cocina/living donde poder reunir amigos y organizar catas de vino para sus clientes.
Las aberturas originales, muy estrechas, fueron complementadas con una lucarna en el encuentro del techo con la pared.
Un equipamiento que sirve simultáneamente como cocina, armario, escalera y biblioteca sustituye en gran parte el equipamiento original.
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Foto: Filip Dujardin
Cocina
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Vinílico o Linóleo
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Biblioteca, Escalera, Equipamiento - Muebles, Armarios - Bibliotecas, Riqueza cromática
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Foto: Filip Dujardin
Salón-Living
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Arquitectura en Madera
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Maxwan Architects+Urbanists
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Texto original en inglés:
Our clients had bought an old barn on a beautiful 2ha site bordering the river Linge. We were asked to help realize their dream of a large kitchen living room where they could relax, entertain friends and organize wine tasting sessions for their customers.
In the past, the previous owners had already realized an extension by simply extruding the high barn, adding 10 meters, in two floors.
At our first visit we found the house difficult to inhabit. Most strikingly, virtually no relation existed to the beautiful landscape surrounding the house. All façade openings were too small, in the wrong place, or both. We proposed to invert the layout of the house, moving the offices and storage space to occupy the recent extension and the private spaces to the old barn. A large slit was cut into the barn roof to bring in light. The final touch was a large piece of furniture that would serve as kitchen, storage, stairs and library all at once.
Details/Credits
Project name: House G
Location: Geldermalsen, Netherlands
Program: Renovation of single family house
Area: Site area: 2 ha • Total floor space: 120 m2
Year: Completion: 2007
Project by: Maxwan Architects+Urbanists
Team: Partner in charge: Hiroki Matsuura, Rients Dijkstra • Team: Larraine Henning, Rene Sangers, Harm te Velde, Franziska Wien
Others: Structural engineers: ABT Delft • Contractor: Van der Netten van Stigt • Woodwork & furniture: Binnenruimte • Building supervisor: Fred Vink
Text: Courtesy of Maxwan Architects+Urbanists
Images: Courtesy of Maxwan Architects+Urbanists