A greenhouse framed by a wooden pergola tops this home in Muiden, the Netherlands, designed by local studio Moke Architecten with landscape practice LA4Sale.
Called Wooden House, the home is located in a new residential area in the port town that enjoys views of the nearby lake IJmeer.
The clients desired a balance between open views of this landscape and sufficient privacy, which led Moke Architekten and LA4Sale to split the house into two offset volumes with small terraces on either side.
“The front and back house form two square volumes that have been pulled apart and connected at the corners with pergolas,” explained Moke Architecten.
“The house that takes full advantage of the beautiful view on the lake and at the same time offers a lot of privacy,” it added.
On the south side of Wooden House, the more private volume containing a workspace on the ground floor and a bedroom on the upper floor is finished with a sloping green roof.
In the northern volume, a ground-floor kitchen and dining area and first-floor living room are topped by a terrace, which is partially sheltered within a greenhouse structure fitted with photovoltaic panels.
Wooden slats to filter light and views feature both internally and on the external pergolas, where they can be opened or closed to provide greater privacy.
On the ground floor, full-height glass doors open out onto the lower terraces, while large windows on the first floor can be sheltered by wooden shutters.
Around a boardmarked concrete core, the gridded wooden frame of the structure has been left exposed, complemented by pale plywood panels that line the internal walls.
“Wood is a central theme in the home, reflected in all places,” explained the studio. “The laminated larch trusses, the exterior finish of frake, the interior finish of poplar and the Douglas fir floors provide a soft and natural ambience.”
“The concrete wall in the middle of the core of the house also provides a natural appearance, the pattern of the horizontal wooden slatted formwork plays with the grazing light that falls along the floating steel staircase from above the greenhouse,” it added.
A timber frame and greenhouse-like terrace also featured in a recent prototype home in Olst by Dutch studio Woonpioniers, which was designed to feature as many bio-based materials as possible.
Other homes in the Netherlands recently featured on Dezeen include a Haarlem house renovation by Barde vanVoltt and Open Park Villa by i29 in Limburg.
The photography is by Thijs Wolzak.
