House VMVK

House VMVK
© Frederik Vercruysse

HOUSE VMVK

dmvA

ARCHITECTS
Dmva

LOCATION
Sint-katelijne-waver, belgium

AREA
506 m²

CATEGORY
Houses, cultural center

YEAR
2011

PHOTOGRAPHS
Frederik Vercruysse

Text description provided by architect.

How to build a single house in a wonderful environment of woods, just next to the ‘Nete-valley’ on a badly orientated site?

House VMVK
© Frederik Vercruysse
House VMVK
© Frederik Vercruysse
House VMVK
© Frederik Vercruysse
House VMVK
© Frederik Vercruysse

Extremely profound form-studies, town-planning regulations and a respectful attitude to nature defined the design-attitude.

Characteristic to the concept is the rural, amorphous form with a hipped roof with different angles of inclination, flattened on top, and ‘living the other way around’, meaning living on the upper floors and the big roof terrace in order to enjoy the splendid view.

The use of white lacquered zinc for both roof and walls reinforce the house as an icon in nature.

House VMVK
© Frederik Vercruysse
House VMVK
© Frederik Vercruysse
House VMVK
© Frederik Vercruysse
House VMVK
© Frederik Vercruysse


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North Elevation
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West Elevation
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South Elevation
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East Elevation


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Ground Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Roof Floor Plan