Mirror Mirror on a Roof
mirror mirror on a roof
studio remco siebring
YEAR
2015
LOCATION
Assen, Netherlands
TYPE
Residential › Private House
Mirror Mirror on a roof Text: Studio Remco Siebring Mirror Mirror on a roof is a small roof extension on top of a classified monument in a small city in the north of Holland.
The program is 1 bedroom for a 12 year old boy. The design is based on the principle of a tree house. The feeling to rise high above the world, in a room all for yourself.
This concept is reflected in the steel bed that floats 3 meters above the surrounding roofs. From this place he has a fantastic view over the surrounding landscape of roofs, chimneys, gardens and trees.
The extension is completely covered in Mirrored glass to reflect the old contours of the house.
This also gives the boy an interesting relationship with the outside: during the day the Mirrored glass reflects the surroundings so his room will fade away in the sky. He is then a voyeur to the outside world.
But as the dusk sets in and the lights go on the roles are turned around and he will be visible for the world around him The extension slowly transforms from almost invisible during the day into a glowing lantern in the evening.