Drijf in Lelystad

Drijf in Lelystad
© ABC Arkenbouw

DRIJF IN LELYSTAD

Attika Architekten

CATEGORY
Housing

LOCATION
Lelystad, The Netherlands

ENGINEER
Ingenieursburo Meijer & Joustra bv, Heerenveen

YEAR
2012

INSTALLATION
Breman, Kampen

CONTRACTOR
ABC Arkenbouw

AREA
200 m²

Drijf in Lelystad” consists of eight floating dwellings, for eight families in Lelystad, the Netherlands. Having lived on water in their childhood, these families always dreamt to live on water again.

Drijf in Lelystad
© Bart van Hoek
Drijf in Lelystad
© Bart van Hoek

The families united in a collective partnership called “Drijf in Lelystad” (Float in Lelystad) and commissioned Attika Architekten to design eight different but matching floating homes.

Drijf in Lelystad
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Drijf in Lelystad
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The municipality of Lelystad, a New Town in a polder 4,8 metres under sea level, provided a water location by widening an existing ditch (poldersloot).

Drijf in Lelystad
© Bart van Hoek
Drijf in Lelystad
© Bart van Hoek

Since the families all had their own specific requirements and wishes, each dwelling got its own characteristic size, colour and shape.

Direct contact with the water was leading in each design: unobstructed views, split level, abundant daylight, water reflections on walls and ceilings, water terraces on different levels and direct access to the water.

Drijf in Lelystad
© Bart van Hoek
Drijf in Lelystad
© Bart van Hoek

The façade panels are composed of matching colours. The palette of colours let the dwellings blend into the natural surroundings. All dwellings have two basic colours, thus providing coherence.

Drijf in Lelystad
© Bart van Hoek
Drijf in Lelystad
© Bart van Hoek

Colour accents, chosen by the owners, make one dwelling stand out from the other, giving the homes their individual character.tad. 

Drijf in Lelystad
© Bart van Hoek
Drijf in Lelystad
© Bart van Hoek

The floating homes were built in Urk, 40 kilometres away from Lelystad. They were constructed in timber frame on concrete caissons and towed over water to their destination. The size of the narrowest lock determined the width of the houses: 6,9 meters.


Drijf in Lelystad
Drawing 1
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Drawing 2
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Drawing 3
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Drawing 4
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Drawing 5
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Drawing 6


Drijf in Lelystad
East Elevation
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West Elevation
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North Elevation
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South Elevation


Drijf in Lelystad
Lower Floor Plan
Drijf in Lelystad
Upper Floor Plan
Drijf in Lelystad
Situation


Drijf in Lelystad
Section A
Drijf in Lelystad
Section B