Torres House - GLR Arquitectos

Set high in the Sierra Madre mountain range, the Torres House seeks to establish an intimate contact with the natural environment in which it is located.<br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pvNWr7JIkTdAzo6cn1wC7CuYS6NpdoaYFipiHBgSf4qvB1ukQ1_o2zHHhnA8hPkDR1cdrhW5nqRHlno0H8lT2CaxXKawSpibg/ct01-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pvNWr7JIkTdAzo6cn1wC7CuYS6NpdoaYFipiHBgSf4qvB1ukQ1_o2zHHhnA8hPkDR1cdrhW5nqRHlno0H8lT2CaxXKawSpibg/ct01-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Discreetly open towards the street, the house is accessed by crossing over a fountain from which a huge oak tree emerges, impressive both for its size and its beauty. Once on the porch, a grand mural-like door -constructed of marble, wood and steel- welcomes the visitor.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1piOdJ_9U_zBr1T84m2IgEa4lWSwxgy-JXwHjQ4mePMH9f5t5JIVMXVQ45pGPRo3LxaKHiTlZ7rmH9WjFBACAoZEYKICDnH4Ly/ct02-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1piOdJ_9U_zBr1T84m2IgEa4lWSwxgy-JXwHjQ4mePMH9f5t5JIVMXVQ45pGPRo3LxaKHiTlZ7rmH9WjFBACAoZEYKICDnH4Ly/ct02-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pF-CvvtKQ05ctV1uF-8SV6bFg3-xXZuJT-0DT4IuuAjAu8NRhHMGrg0HzBmoPAfAmylvZ8UuYEv3kdV9TqBo7yLF-7eyiVCBQ/ct12-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pF-CvvtKQ05ctV1uF-8SV6bFg3-xXZuJT-0DT4IuuAjAu8NRhHMGrg0HzBmoPAfAmylvZ8UuYEv3kdV9TqBo7yLF-7eyiVCBQ/ct12-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br />Inside, the entry hall merges into an area of contrasting materials consisting of Santo Tomas marble and volcanic stone walls. From this area there is a visual continuity with the rest of the house and with the garden that was left in its natural state as a small oak forest. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pEPt4OGMPRlYvvncYn6VVcZ-XaO5q-za_fl_jxiucjmKETDmHsfFvwQWdOydKDnh7ApNnroE-6LxY7qaZUSoXlaa-t0SZY72r/ct13-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pEPt4OGMPRlYvvncYn6VVcZ-XaO5q-za_fl_jxiucjmKETDmHsfFvwQWdOydKDnh7ApNnroE-6LxY7qaZUSoXlaa-t0SZY72r/ct13-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p6aS5sqliF0rTsSWAvPySfGrHj0ZiOVhdch2PNeIfpXdGQZAxDe8DGC69bCh4XqYgSfHKZDazcTBAuUUfDPYdxkcsKbo7htrB/ct14-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p6aS5sqliF0rTsSWAvPySfGrHj0ZiOVhdch2PNeIfpXdGQZAxDe8DGC69bCh4XqYgSfHKZDazcTBAuUUfDPYdxkcsKbo7htrB/ct14-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFWkZZ3UunHPDe99LPwrDm1f4yYLUK985lPeCZU2gBJ4HhGm6H-ug3wXS6DhscQaZo--4_wtWapAgM6hPfdfm0idBkB6yR5s6/ct15-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFWkZZ3UunHPDe99LPwrDm1f4yYLUK985lPeCZU2gBJ4HhGm6H-ug3wXS6DhscQaZo--4_wtWapAgM6hPfdfm0idBkB6yR5s6/ct15-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pXi6TfAj6I_xWkeYVpgFacC9VhObwOlxX1xGCrn5xBAuytGf3bU-qpgv6PRkRExeZR1M_FBEYyvWNSBMS0u2XFti0qVraF4yx/ct16-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pXi6TfAj6I_xWkeYVpgFacC9VhObwOlxX1xGCrn5xBAuytGf3bU-qpgv6PRkRExeZR1M_FBEYyvWNSBMS0u2XFti0qVraF4yx/ct16-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />In the living room, conceived almost as a glass box, one can experience the view to the Sierra Madre peaks in the distance and the garden near by. Owing to its location within the mountain, where winters can get really cold, there is a fireplace for the family to gather around in the evenings.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjP9RFJE2JebBJjuo0R2V-Bojh-w_DxpCSuZtgY2RmKKJN-WKUc08APAJxTKnjULDtuqcL-8Ur05YTwoPnrUoOjTVbVaF4erT/ct03-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjP9RFJE2JebBJjuo0R2V-Bojh-w_DxpCSuZtgY2RmKKJN-WKUc08APAJxTKnjULDtuqcL-8Ur05YTwoPnrUoOjTVbVaF4erT/ct03-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pgaePqQJqmHZ9W8XCTVAS8Yo-9qK35pYAWsSHRsDrQx4z2cXeedbK6BaoaKDKFMGzow0ip8Z8yYdP_JiuzW3Qyt5fPeZAGlc5/ct04-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pgaePqQJqmHZ9W8XCTVAS8Yo-9qK35pYAWsSHRsDrQx4z2cXeedbK6BaoaKDKFMGzow0ip8Z8yYdP_JiuzW3Qyt5fPeZAGlc5/ct04-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPlo51mKTElHPYFp9-75rcocG1BCWYkAUrhytoEe1NyNHsbTq7qVcEpy5CotjzoAU1sB-kZQkZMz-HSWF0lHJxT46aZSnhbtE/ct05-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPlo51mKTElHPYFp9-75rcocG1BCWYkAUrhytoEe1NyNHsbTq7qVcEpy5CotjzoAU1sB-kZQkZMz-HSWF0lHJxT46aZSnhbtE/ct05-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pU26DgMfF82R6wiUNUcENJRhhLutmCywxowGcTBHSRvTrpuBTp_2oGbi3LErUoBVgNfv0E4Jhze0p0M6HwFdUpMvDvIxOYmwd/ct06-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pU26DgMfF82R6wiUNUcENJRhhLutmCywxowGcTBHSRvTrpuBTp_2oGbi3LErUoBVgNfv0E4Jhze0p0M6HwFdUpMvDvIxOYmwd/ct06-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />From the dining room and the media room, one can access the roof terrace and enjoy the splendid views of the Sierra Madre as well as of the city of Monterrey. Here the musical background of the sounds of nature is in sharp contrast to the roar of the city below. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p7KdnvAZoWhkF3EL6msPuNPZ8-1gTMS7k3WREaNxmev4dUVZCdIs86HGWWiJK3ihs1q7VyrsbO6hNiM9-o7dyiuCGMlfaFD9z/ct07-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p7KdnvAZoWhkF3EL6msPuNPZ8-1gTMS7k3WREaNxmev4dUVZCdIs86HGWWiJK3ihs1q7VyrsbO6hNiM9-o7dyiuCGMlfaFD9z/ct07-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTX4Db4bAiQ6KnoEMLgk3G0bXwnHJFa2UCxtKVh-dHun3XaZgpdNg6nPLpcf1gHx6IuUD80102rYTOfUgKw0XvIAtrjxrpnOO/ct08-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTX4Db4bAiQ6KnoEMLgk3G0bXwnHJFa2UCxtKVh-dHun3XaZgpdNg6nPLpcf1gHx6IuUD80102rYTOfUgKw0XvIAtrjxrpnOO/ct08-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pH1jAjYyC1D9GD9Gpui0BkYUIQeZMBOjQKZZUj_4zUjTT_COp3yTSDf6jFTT8BW-Io3IYGnsYK5B60wx1ZqIm2laQIAkZD-23/ct09-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pH1jAjYyC1D9GD9Gpui0BkYUIQeZMBOjQKZZUj_4zUjTT_COp3yTSDf6jFTT8BW-Io3IYGnsYK5B60wx1ZqIm2laQIAkZD-23/ct09-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pJRgzi5bY4BTRzcZVg-HgEZVh90a9GFImz5KD_kOsaedFgg6mwhLfcq3f25jvV87rVPd-uilRTGJJzWgovCmotSnOEOnx3RLr/ct10-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pJRgzi5bY4BTRzcZVg-HgEZVh90a9GFImz5KD_kOsaedFgg6mwhLfcq3f25jvV87rVPd-uilRTGJJzWgovCmotSnOEOnx3RLr/ct10-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pBW8LuaTWb3xT-nYZ2HZOJsQ80r18UEhivISi9m5eQzs5BqZlOcmmKl88CkhdfDNi5drlg5Vge9A5CSJamRJj8rf8RCSBfJ5E/ct11-low.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pBW8LuaTWb3xT-nYZ2HZOJsQ80r18UEhivISi9m5eQzs5BqZlOcmmKl88CkhdfDNi5drlg5Vge9A5CSJamRJj8rf8RCSBfJ5E/ct11-low.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Architects: GLR Arquitectos<br />Location: Monterrey, Mexico<br />Project Team: Bernardo Chapa, Joaquín Jenis, Tomas Güereña, Diana Guerra, Eduardo Fuentes<br />Project Area: 5,942 sq ft<br />Project Year: 2008<br />Photographs: Jorge Taboada<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pawVa-j0-l__n2KV0iageHeo51tH11m4ns8fCA1K2NnrrwInEDnggfCtsd3CnqWLSEjuo1Z1JooYPeq0UKYhWU_wFnB_ekAq-/espa--ol-ct-sotano.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pawVa-j0-l__n2KV0iageHeo51tH11m4ns8fCA1K2NnrrwInEDnggfCtsd3CnqWLSEjuo1Z1JooYPeq0UKYhWU_wFnB_ekAq-/espa--ol-ct-sotano.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1prOCr-aBUdU535bD_0hQl_Hld_PZT2zRHFfwJMLB9WljkgrLnjm9Ld-1yplYCmbk7D07A0yVTjwKkCAiJRjCTzT2l-3wBOQyc/espa--ol-ct-nivel1.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Torres, GLR arquitectos, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1prOCr-aBUdU535bD_0hQl_Hld_PZT2zRHFfwJMLB9WljkgrLnjm9Ld-1yplYCmbk7D07A0yVTjwKkCAiJRjCTzT2l-3wBOQyc/espa--ol-ct-nivel1.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />VIA: <a href="http://tecnohaus.blogspot.com/2010/07/casa-torres-glr-arquitectos.html" target="_blank">TECNOHAUS</a>

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V21K01 - Pasel Kuenzel Architects

The development of the former slaughterhouse area in the historical city centre of Leiden, the Netherlands’ oldest university town, is the biggest and the most representative example of its kind.<br /><br />The remarkable <strong>house</strong> V21K01 of pasel.kuenzel architects is located on the edge of the historical city and is a new interpretation of the classical Dutch housing typology of the 19th century.<br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pR0dR3EvLk-robzNNyApZ1Sb72WiAK4qpJ08o-uuTApQg4WzyXSzcb1vY-nF9EPx91fM6ppzfE0wg8HdzQuEsxw/marcel-van-der-burg-14.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="V21K01, Pasel Kuenzel Architects, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pR0dR3EvLk-robzNNyApZ1Sb72WiAK4qpJ08o-uuTApQg4WzyXSzcb1vY-nF9EPx91fM6ppzfE0wg8HdzQuEsxw/marcel-van-der-burg-14.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pT0oOWJcOMU4X2i_kL7GKMpc4FAJiUyM9pWzkfX473v1SlXaw_8bVaMzPG9G8yueyIgl59C6iBYGJtZvxftRo9Q/marcel-van-der-burg-13.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="V21K01, Pasel Kuenzel Architects, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pT0oOWJcOMU4X2i_kL7GKMpc4FAJiUyM9pWzkfX473v1SlXaw_8bVaMzPG9G8yueyIgl59C6iBYGJtZvxftRo9Q/marcel-van-der-burg-13.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The skilfully detailed façade made from anthracite pre-patinated zinc, echoes the brick facades of the neighbouring buildings in a confident and contemporary way, without neglecting neither the scale nor the craftsmanship of its historical ancestors.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4TP7nUQsRlspfHaI_GmOaDyi6rkErbMNCgzwBMZt0wC3aN3pXnquBW9GnEQDW6ltTHT6_AhIsQa5R5bwEMVxzQ/marcel-van-der-burg-12.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="V21K01, Pasel Kuenzel Architects, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4TP7nUQsRlspfHaI_GmOaDyi6rkErbMNCgzwBMZt0wC3aN3pXnquBW9GnEQDW6ltTHT6_AhIsQa5R5bwEMVxzQ/marcel-van-der-burg-12.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puNbNws3ptUapafCdFMmg1NjMQRgz-X9TzZ8-re48CFc7CpHh0ZyhpawJzc326VQi1GBjjFIVq3MKEhMe2gGZVA/marcel-van-der-burg-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="V21K01, Pasel Kuenzel Architects, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puNbNws3ptUapafCdFMmg1NjMQRgz-X9TzZ8-re48CFc7CpHh0ZyhpawJzc326VQi1GBjjFIVq3MKEhMe2gGZVA/marcel-van-der-burg-11.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />V21K01 is composed of two utterly different stories that allow reading the daily routine of the clients from the outside and that is crowned by a royal roof-deck.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1preP30WlAs5k-q0Q7IS5n0x0A3mtnp18TZIa3-WQkwM2oVHzUWvPYa-EkFgB05s1uWr3o1Podw-t-dVPthz4yog/marcel-van-der-burg-10.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="V21K01, Pasel Kuenzel Architects, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1preP30WlAs5k-q0Q7IS5n0x0A3mtnp18TZIa3-WQkwM2oVHzUWvPYa-EkFgB05s1uWr3o1Podw-t-dVPthz4yog/marcel-van-der-burg-10.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pBBqrOPfSYJ9PtTnhzOIDOG9zO320NVXitX5S9joB2MVKmc0B-8M-3Yr7kg3SwdsP3BNHsn2GBaTEjF1wXFsLLA/marcel-van-der-burg-9.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="V21K01, Pasel Kuenzel Architects, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pBBqrOPfSYJ9PtTnhzOIDOG9zO320NVXitX5S9joB2MVKmc0B-8M-3Yr7kg3SwdsP3BNHsn2GBaTEjF1wXFsLLA/marcel-van-der-burg-9.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Whereas the rather closed and intimate ground floor contains a specific sequence of spaces, the first floor is designed as a more generic space, a real Bel-Etage with a floor-to-ceiling glazed façade! The adjacent existing façades of the neighbouring buildings serve as visual limitations of the space itself and place the house in a very direct way in its historical context.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWlv8uQVVBUamF6gdXmJ9oqjCjvvNCCeIhsroFoYXw6IHp-TnoiOf-oebXes087QhSnH1do40Ywx9H9nEO0dC9A/marcel-van-der-burg-8.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="V21K01, Pasel Kuenzel Architects, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWlv8uQVVBUamF6gdXmJ9oqjCjvvNCCeIhsroFoYXw6IHp-TnoiOf-oebXes087QhSnH1do40Ywx9H9nEO0dC9A/marcel-van-der-burg-8.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puzYn1ZSPxG6D4Grk_2UXdc_nEegx9emoci0zMLFVr4UtAGBGWU-QUNKewz_6F6L9Wo46x82dNKQfA5ZNHNt5dQ/marcel-van-der-burg-7.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="V21K01, Pasel Kuenzel Architects, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puzYn1ZSPxG6D4Grk_2UXdc_nEegx9emoci0zMLFVr4UtAGBGWU-QUNKewz_6F6L9Wo46x82dNKQfA5ZNHNt5dQ/marcel-van-der-burg-7.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; 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CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pT3KN2Fq3C6B5FEhA6iWcVltIIrzbTrRSr5leGavds0bKPw_knuGK6l267iUwCmjDwoW79DgPR4MDWOrpS1Yk9w/marcel-van-der-burg.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="V21K01, Pasel Kuenzel Architects, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pT3KN2Fq3C6B5FEhA6iWcVltIIrzbTrRSr5leGavds0bKPw_knuGK6l267iUwCmjDwoW79DgPR4MDWOrpS1Yk9w/marcel-van-der-burg.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Architects: Pasel.Kuenzel Architects<br />Location: Leiden, The Netherlands<br />Project Area: 170 sqm<br />Project year: 2010<br />Photographer: Marcel van der Burg<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pvmOPjtZ75kp-yovFhWyM-zh0XooHlSv63dxUaIQEOn2ycqJynVuKV5tZIAR5Y4XJKXqT9fwWHbhadB3gTl-lwQ/ground-floor-plan.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="V21K01, Pasel Kuenzel Architects, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pvmOPjtZ75kp-yovFhWyM-zh0XooHlSv63dxUaIQEOn2ycqJynVuKV5tZIAR5Y4XJKXqT9fwWHbhadB3gTl-lwQ/ground-floor-plan.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; 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V21K01 - Pasel Kuenzel Architects

The development of the former slaughterhouse area in the historical city centre of Leiden, the Netherlands’ oldest university town, is the b...

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Villa BH - WHIM Architecture

The villa is positioned on a rectangular plot of 35 x 50m, that is enclosed at 3 sides with similar plots and freestanding houses. On the back (North East) of the plot there’s an old embankment with several tall trees. From the living program; the kitchen, dining area and living are all orientated on this green scenery. Here the villa has a glass façade over 20 meters long.<br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_oCEODW22LOhBU-Q5WwplB_T1zDaHC7HlJkEdn97d0eF-Qo4FZGDxMkao4vTeQP_lS0_VE3_7770YJkTcVXZQQ/villabh1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa BH - WHIM Architecture, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_oCEODW22LOhBU-Q5WwplB_T1zDaHC7HlJkEdn97d0eF-Qo4FZGDxMkao4vTeQP_lS0_VE3_7770YJkTcVXZQQ/villabh1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnyvZ5EXvQ1StTyKt1CfEbZ8KA7rQoJ1vz0eUb3J29k3cIPmpCN3mc9whhLWf_uGjYITtc_uQaV1VkixB_MoD7w/villabh2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa BH - WHIM Architecture, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnyvZ5EXvQ1StTyKt1CfEbZ8KA7rQoJ1vz0eUb3J29k3cIPmpCN3mc9whhLWf_uGjYITtc_uQaV1VkixB_MoD7w/villabh2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Villa BH is inhabited by a couple 60+ of age. To optimize the accessibility of the house, all the program is situated on the ground floor around a patio. This enclosed outdoor space provides the owners the privacy they admired. As at the same time the patio makes the living area an enlightened space and gives it a façade to the South. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkd5F4juRBvE1PTaRJtMMuwWLSHyaYhs0A9u4_-v1INezUYXsrbOIH_8jN3KWhRQ8jIcBNuM2WTrZz3QdjtRcDA/villabh3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa BH - WHIM Architecture, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkd5F4juRBvE1PTaRJtMMuwWLSHyaYhs0A9u4_-v1INezUYXsrbOIH_8jN3KWhRQ8jIcBNuM2WTrZz3QdjtRcDA/villabh3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWZczcuXbe6Gk0L0D7mHYRWfzqhF6t9-J9XqugT2lwplgtlVkwwRUP0B7iIjyv64aiIf7MQwnV62TT_j56uN1vQ/villabh4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa BH - WHIM Architecture, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWZczcuXbe6Gk0L0D7mHYRWfzqhF6t9-J9XqugT2lwplgtlVkwwRUP0B7iIjyv64aiIf7MQwnV62TT_j56uN1vQ/villabh4.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The floor plan is very open and a concatenation of program. The specific form of the patio widens and narrows the interior space, making it a variety of areas. The façade of the patio is completely from glass panels, giving the villa great perspectives in its interior but also towards the context. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPOnpn6l1POr7ZSk4gvr7yQf7RbqKJ8L47UA77yJjsglNVjN18Br3xHF6sJYtOEvJReGqSTWDAL7G21IbuP3Lrw/villabh5.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa BH - WHIM Architecture, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPOnpn6l1POr7ZSk4gvr7yQf7RbqKJ8L47UA77yJjsglNVjN18Br3xHF6sJYtOEvJReGqSTWDAL7G21IbuP3Lrw/villabh5.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxYJUgIqvopxD1PX6YY5i1FNh331c0PU71Xo1JvzGinkuLsWNcgi3KZ3q5a04jrGMkVHO7Dcq1IXCQmPBnm7zqQ/villabh6.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa BH - WHIM Architecture, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxYJUgIqvopxD1PX6YY5i1FNh331c0PU71Xo1JvzGinkuLsWNcgi3KZ3q5a04jrGMkVHO7Dcq1IXCQmPBnm7zqQ/villabh6.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />From the main bedroom, that is opposite of the living, there is a layered see through towards the existing embankment with the several tall trees as a central focus point on the plot. The ceiling of the living area has an extra height in the shape of a sloped roof. The physical appearance of this area is very unique and highly qualitative. Lifting the roof in this area enlarges the perspectives, from all the different areas inside villa BH to the existing treetops, that give this plot it’s specific character. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNEw4fnH9iBABn8oAMWCQnVgYtdMyykf7VJ8BsI2XRbYKXYg0Z3IK3BYgU9jTkJ3Tb_y_cW1l19zGfeQBIaoUog/villabh7.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa BH - WHIM Architecture, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNEw4fnH9iBABn8oAMWCQnVgYtdMyykf7VJ8BsI2XRbYKXYg0Z3IK3BYgU9jTkJ3Tb_y_cW1l19zGfeQBIaoUog/villabh7.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pEQYhXZPb-P9pY3yoGrqm2FYDw37oEpRKU9ifccLrVheNvBM9Ay4s_HnUBNA0bl41xTSd0ywCfXPExKdCiV4hiw/villabh8.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa BH - WHIM Architecture, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pEQYhXZPb-P9pY3yoGrqm2FYDw37oEpRKU9ifccLrVheNvBM9Ay4s_HnUBNA0bl41xTSd0ywCfXPExKdCiV4hiw/villabh8.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The villa is designed as environmental friendly with extra insulated façades, roofs and floors. The roof is covered with sedum, that regulates the distribution of the rainwater gently. On the flat roof are 20 solar panels for electricity. A heat pump warms the floors in the winter and cools them in the summer with natural temperature differences retrieved deep in the ground. As an extra heating there are 2 fireplaces for wood, one in the living and one in the TV-room. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_xr-dh7Xb4N9Yr_E9sejKFQX3BF1PYN2a9hIHcJqp21CJkEZCraVd0j06ulPsJyFQn8byGnOu_V15ByDlQhzqA/villabh9.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa BH - WHIM Architecture, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_xr-dh7Xb4N9Yr_E9sejKFQX3BF1PYN2a9hIHcJqp21CJkEZCraVd0j06ulPsJyFQn8byGnOu_V15ByDlQhzqA/villabh9.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Architects: WHIM Architecture<br />Location: Burgh-Haamstede, Zeeland, the Netherlands<br />Principal in Charge: Ramon Knoester<br />Advisor: Architechniek bouwkundige ingenieurs, Rotterdam, the Netherlands<br />Contractor: Verseput bouw- en milieutechniek, Burgh-Haamstede, the Netherlands<br />Site Area: 1,751 sqm<br />Project Area: 267 sqm<br />Project Year: 2009-2010<br />Photographs: Sylvia Alonso<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pF6VWyGl8oZQDUYeSYRM5iM1wzVhYIZJRyUMQHzZcCmk88Y6j3Mi4UflVoTQcVLXOF-IRHfF-L9VTrbruwHilZw/villabh10.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa BH - WHIM Architecture, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pF6VWyGl8oZQDUYeSYRM5iM1wzVhYIZJRyUMQHzZcCmk88Y6j3Mi4UflVoTQcVLXOF-IRHfF-L9VTrbruwHilZw/villabh10.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjQMwGPsETfaqgLp_oWXn_CebU9YK6n_invk31DlACzpcxYZUN9cnH8eq-SMAbHLB3QLgMsqYByx8f_Rk613sdQ/villabh11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa BH - WHIM Architecture, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjQMwGPsETfaqgLp_oWXn_CebU9YK6n_invk31DlACzpcxYZUN9cnH8eq-SMAbHLB3QLgMsqYByx8f_Rk613sdQ/villabh11.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puBDUcHUIppRRLa3pN5BsowccZdo0vTowRWHYl-gE68UPegcccb4agU7WVY-sjUze9hzHRKhBwtUGJlHTFpJooA/villabh12.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa BH - WHIM Architecture, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puBDUcHUIppRRLa3pN5BsowccZdo0vTowRWHYl-gE68UPegcccb4agU7WVY-sjUze9hzHRKhBwtUGJlHTFpJooA/villabh12.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />VIA: <a href="http://tecnohaus.blogspot.com/2010/04/villa-bh-whim-architecture.html" target="_blank">TECNOHAUS</a>

Villa BH - WHIM Architecture

The villa is positioned on a rectangular plot of 35 x 50m, that is enclosed at 3 sides with similar plots and freestanding houses. On the ba...

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