Villa V

Villa V 

RHAW architecture

Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg

DESIGN TEAM
Jarich Agus Haantjes, Stella Makri, Bart Van Pinxteren

ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Bouwfysisch Adviesbureau Zorn

INTERIOR DESIGN
Mariekke Vintage Design Furniture

LEAD ARCHITECT
Rolf Reichardt

ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > STRUCTURAL
Van Der Linde Constructie Advies

ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > OTHER
Van Aarle Houtbedrijf

GENERAL CONSTRUCTING
Bouwbedrijf Van Zon

AREA
160 M²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Sint-oedenrode, The Netherlands

CATEGORY
Houses

Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg

THE POWER OF OMISSION

For years Jaap and Marieke have considered the idea of building their own house.

Several designs were abandoned, proved too expensive, or did not suit the conditions of the zoning plan.

Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg
Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg

To get to the essence, all of the ideas and wishes were carefully sifted through.

Thanks to simplification and reduction, but without abandoning essential wishes, a comprehensible house was created. The simplistic, single-story design can be read at a glance.

Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg
Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg

TWO FACES

Villa V has two faces. On the street side, the inconspicuous, low, and almost closed facade is paneled with rough wooden planks.

At the rear, the house unfolds up with a high, glass facade with French doors towards the nature reserve neighboring the river Dommel.

Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg
Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg

The tactile purity of the Katsura Imperial Villa west of Kyoto and the cinematic atmosphere of West-Coast Modernism in California served as inspiration for the design.

SELF-EVIDENT ZONING

Once inside, the ascending ceilings open the living spaces to the landscape beyond.

Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg
Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg

Sleeping quarters are on the southeast side, and living spaces are on the northwest side.

Functional spaces in the lower section form a buffer toward the street.

A long, black wall of cabinets threads all the spaces together and reveals itself as a wardrobe, storage space, kitchen island with kitchen cabinets, and vinyl record cabinet.

Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg
Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg
Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg

PURE SIMPLICITY

The use of materials in the exterior and interior is pure and natural. There is no finishing, no plastering, no painting, no flooring.

Just the steel framework, the wooden walls, and the concrete floor. There are no coverups. It is what it is.

Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg
Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg
Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg


Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg
Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg
Villa V
© Marcel van der Burg


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