Villa Nouvelle Vague

English description provided by the architects.

Conceived as a sculpted mass within the North Sea dunes of Oostduinkerke, Villa Nouvelle Vague emerges from an investigation into organic geometries that liberate architecture from conventional construction constraints.

The villa's strategic positioning tapers toward the rear of the plot, creating a generous garden while enabling sunlight to strike both southern and western façades.

This geometric shift allows light to continuously wrap the building throughout the day — a sophisticated response to compact coastal conditions.

The main living area is accessed through a dramatic vertical shaft that continues upward to the roof, opening into a space of calculated variation.

The kitchen maintains intimacy through lower ceilings, while the opposite end expands toward panoramic views, with the ceiling rising to frame the sea beyond.

The roof functions as an inhabited terrace, offering privacy toward the rear while rising at the front to capture sea views.

The design recalls Le Corbusier's spatial logic — the rooftop solarium, expanding and contracting volumes, and vertical circulation that structures movement through architectural sequence.

The façade's horizontal striations echo sand patterns at low tide, while lime-washed interior surfaces create seashell-like spatial qualities against sandblasted oak furniture and carefully selected vintage pieces.