Notan Office

Triangle House in Waterloo

Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche

TRIANGLE HOUSE

Notan Office

ARCHITECTS
Notan Office

DESIGN TEAM
Frédéric Karam, Arthur Wéry, Isis Desmaisons

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Joris Ide, Wienerberger, Adobe, Dynar Design, Microsoft, Raposo, Trimble

ENGINEERING
Formes et structures

AREA
225 m²

YEAR
2020

LOCATION
Waterloo, Belgium

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The Triangle House is an individual house for a small family. When entering, its triangular shape points towards the entrance opening up to the garden. The main façade is oriented south.

Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche
Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche
Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche

Five windows on a curved façade generate a continuously changing atmosphere. Outside a variable curvy shadow on the wall; inside an ever-varying light and multiple orientations.

From its lights and materials, the project vibrates with time and seasons. Natural white bricks, diverse brick apparatus, corrugated anodized steel, natural aluminum frames, concrete, and wood… All react and reflect the environment. Sober and yet alive.

The combination of the circular façade with the triangular roof generates two covered terraces. In concordance with the sun path, the house avoids overheating in summer and comfort in winter.

Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche
Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche
Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche

The house is small, compact but generous. Half a square, the plan is an agglomeration of spaces, avoiding corridors.

The living area is open but still capable to propose more intimate zones thanks to the curve and some floating elements.

The chimney, the kitchen island or the wooden structural pillar articulates this fluid space.

Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche
Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche
Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche

With a ceiling bending from 2.5m to 4m height the living area is neither a loft nor a “classical” plan, the project combines the best of both worlds.

A buffer layer hosting the entrance, the circulation, the kitchen, the bathroom, and all technical functions shield the house from the built environment, giving it increased independence.

Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche


Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche
Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche
Triangle House in Waterloo
© Nicolas Delaroche


Triangle House in Waterloo
Elevations
Triangle House in Waterloo
South and entrance elevation


Triangle House in Waterloo
Section
Triangle House in Waterloo
Axo
Triangle House in Waterloo
Axo
Triangle House in Waterloo
Axo


Triangle House in Waterloo
Kitchen island
Triangle House in Waterloo
Kitchen wall


Triangle House in Waterloo
Detail
Triangle House in Waterloo
Detail
Triangle House in Waterloo
Detail
Triangle House in Waterloo
Site plan


Triangle House in Waterloo
Ground floor plan
Triangle House in Waterloo
First floor plan

Notan Office
T +32 488 868115
Notan Office
Av. de la Couronne 382, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium