In intervening on a 1950s villa in Bergen, the Netherlands, Space Encounters Amsterdam and Studio Vincent Architecture followed the new owners' request not to demolish, but rather to preserve the original, modest, white-painted building while designing its extension.
The design of BD House is therefore the result of a respectful intervention that does not totally transform the existing building, and allows architecture and natural elements – the dunes and the local maritime pine forest – to merge in harmony.
Brickwork, symmetries and curved lines redefine a 1950s Dutch villa
BD House by Space Encounters Amsterdam and Studio Vincent extend and enhance an existing building, opening the dwelling to the garden through a new volume.
Photo Lorenzo Zandri
Photo Lorenzo Zandri
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Photo Lorenzo Zandri
Photo Lorenzo Zandri
Photo Lorenzo Zandri
Photo Lorenzo Zandri
Photo Lorenzo Zandri
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- Francesca Grillo
- 16 June 2023
- Bergen, Netherlands
- Space Encounters Amsterdam, Studio Vincent Architecture
- Private residence
- 2022
The extension, a reference to the architecture of Swedish architect Sigurd Lewerentz, stretches towards the garden, breaking down the barriers between indoors and outdoors: a bivalent volume, both symmetrical and asymmetrical, with both curved and straight lines, houses a large patio in the central area, with wings on either side for the living area and the master bedroom. A tree stands out in the centre, emerging from the ceiling through a circular carving.
Glass and wood characterize the veranda, but brickwork keeps a central role, covering both the facade of the original building – painted with white and anthracite mineral paint – and the added volume, where they preserve their typical chromatic features. The angular sliding doors and windows on oblique tracks provide continuity between the interior and nature.
- Vincent van Leeuwen, Gijs Baks, Joost Baks, Patricia Yus
- Dorien Knegt Design, Bergen
- IMd Raadgevende Ingenieurs, Rotterdam
- Delva Landscape Architecture and Urbanism, Amsterdam
- Cor Koper Bouwbedrijf, Heerhugowaard
Ground floor plan.
First floor plan.