Villa 22º

Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen

VILLA 22º

Dreessen Willemse Architecten

DESIGN TEAM
Lars Dreessen, Rob Willemse, Brian Kleikers, Leon Habets

MANUFACTURERS
B&B Italia, Dedon, Knoll, Kone, Luceplan, Nemetschek, Holland Aqua Sight, Trimble

CONCRETE WORKS
Hendrix Bouw B.V., Stein NL

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Palte B.V., Valkenburg NL

INTERIOR WORKS
Typisch Hout B.V., Stein NL

CONTRACTOR
Hendrix Bouw B.V., Stein NL

PHOTOGRAPHS
Hugo Thomassen

AREA
1064 m²

YEAR
2018

LOCATION
The Netherlands

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architects.

In Villa 22º, water serves as the connecting element. Not only did water play a unifying role in the construction process when pouring concrete, it also has a defining function in the way in which the villa is experienced and perceived.

Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen

This is a villa in which a sleek geometric interplay of lines – with a leading role for concrete, glass, and wood – forms a symbiosis with the rippling water in the swimming pool.

This alliance between the hard, unyielding nature of the concrete, the warm appearance of the applied elm wood, and the rippling water gives Villa 22º a welcoming and homely feel.

Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen

The villa lies nestled in a hill in the rural landscape of the green, leafy foreland of the Meuse river. The elongated design invites, offers security, and provides a unique living experience with an alternation of privacy and transparency. 

The name Villa 22º is inspired by the specific location of the building, which lies on a slope of 22 degrees. By pure coincidence, the house number also happened to be 22.

Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen

During the construction work of the villa, the concrete was cast in place and all pipes and installations are installed in these concrete slabs. The potential of concrete as a construction material and as the proud main bearer of the architectural identity of the building has been pushed to extremes.

The protruding balconies are illustrative of the tension that can be achieved with concrete. From the outside, the elegant villa looks like an integral part of the hill in which it was designed. Anyone entering the villa will notice that the outdoors is never far away.

Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen

The surrounding nature is projected inside through the windows – you find yourself indoors yet surrounded by a sense of nature. The swimming pool, situated on the second floor, is visible from the living room where it appears almost as a large aquarium.

Due to the perpetual play of reflective light coming in from outside, it looks like a living painting, a tableau vivant, that is constantly changing or that, by adding artificial light, adds an exotic touch to the experience of the interior design.

Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen

The interior is spacious and always offers surprising vistas to the outside or to the geometric details of the architecture itself. The villa is defined by a meditative character in which one can look both inwards at the construction inside and outwards at the natural beauty surrounded by it.

In the bedrooms, the concrete almost exudes a silky look. Not only has the constructive potential of concrete been fully exploited, but the aesthetic expressiveness of the material also appears subtly on the surface.

Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen

As is well-known, concrete becomes hard by adding water. Water provides strength and gives this design its unique character.

It is not only within this architecture that water plays a leading role, but also and above all in life itself. That makes Villa 22º a villa for life, where living in style and comfort plays an essential role.

Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen


Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
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Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen
Villa 22º
© Hugo Thomassen


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West facade
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South facade
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