House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos

The Project consists of a single family house located on a modest parcel with a strong slope and exceptional views of the mountains of the Sierra outside Madrid.<br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1prO54BpVdqz53G4m6dY8q6ylmstxYVL2w53M_RLlS1FofDiO9ScTR0KJ8gMHmSz_tLfC1sFsFQMPQ4xIBN7irQw/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-14.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1prO54BpVdqz53G4m6dY8q6ylmstxYVL2w53M_RLlS1FofDiO9ScTR0KJ8gMHmSz_tLfC1sFsFQMPQ4xIBN7irQw/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-14.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br />The house evolves from the slope of the terrain and positions itself on the lot carefully providing exterior spaces (or garden terraces si queries) between the built volume and the perimeter of the site. </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwL9XKj9P8JvVU1q2vmjBQftHfebyi87hFAfSa4xTmM-Zu2t8U6qc0tiOugiU2bYlj6a9LAsh0XZa7GRqCaz31w/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-15.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwL9XKj9P8JvVU1q2vmjBQftHfebyi87hFAfSa4xTmM-Zu2t8U6qc0tiOugiU2bYlj6a9LAsh0XZa7GRqCaz31w/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-15.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxUSimBBgVCqYJGVJNcNQGjhZDGoWMeY5TMnSDpAQP1faGtkruF7nfQqVY8jI_DDyoRwmrzfL_z_UpXsY3xcR7Q/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-16.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxUSimBBgVCqYJGVJNcNQGjhZDGoWMeY5TMnSDpAQP1faGtkruF7nfQqVY8jI_DDyoRwmrzfL_z_UpXsY3xcR7Q/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-16.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwL9XKj9P8Jti78kpCbdQthfvQkZRk8WVoc_dwFdcvgYMnCi1i9AMuv6-mdvnzcfeFoALbFamC4k0Pil9O7Xu4A/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-18.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwL9XKj9P8Jti78kpCbdQthfvQkZRk8WVoc_dwFdcvgYMnCi1i9AMuv6-mdvnzcfeFoALbFamC4k0Pil9O7Xu4A/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-18.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmHgzB92I1ItU6LFKZpplDoPsQCIFi8N9VyS0eOCWdjdiOMfOHMm3Vh3pa9U0QI5EqY-I2pfXFs-ZlfheEZJ9Nw/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-01.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmHgzB92I1ItU6LFKZpplDoPsQCIFi8N9VyS0eOCWdjdiOMfOHMm3Vh3pa9U0QI5EqY-I2pfXFs-ZlfheEZJ9Nw/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-01.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br />By way of an exterior stair with a gentle pitch, the grounds are connected to a generous rooftop terrace. This space endows the house with magnificent views as well as providing a complementary exterior space for the interior rooms, allowing one to move freely from interior to exterior whether in the kitchen, the living room, enjoying the sun, etc.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFOUuc6ld-Rc1Cx6QmoICHabzxSbaHv1tWQyQKKSc7melwP-mqhLKCbRO94sX5DdhYGZ9sWfwCZ3t3nPYdQB78g/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-02.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFOUuc6ld-Rc1Cx6QmoICHabzxSbaHv1tWQyQKKSc7melwP-mqhLKCbRO94sX5DdhYGZ9sWfwCZ3t3nPYdQB78g/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-02.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFeBn4M9aqc2lmBVNSAJdHtNfpj-WLg9WxErUGTTyCmgdxdc23QbzBCkail4U2ZJZeq-Jui7LwUgfrHilmWauwQ/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-04.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFeBn4M9aqc2lmBVNSAJdHtNfpj-WLg9WxErUGTTyCmgdxdc23QbzBCkail4U2ZJZeq-Jui7LwUgfrHilmWauwQ/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-04.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br />As a result, there is a natural continuity between domestic activity and the site itself, emphasizing the understanding of the house as a true extension of the parcel, in its spaces and uses.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNgw0SjTwnd_s9bGdUeFCgS3EaEnyas5d384pNRVJAUYIsE8YgDUozzWdEas-fkkXPCBYNsDXgimE7m6mnyEhgA/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-03.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNgw0SjTwnd_s9bGdUeFCgS3EaEnyas5d384pNRVJAUYIsE8YgDUozzWdEas-fkkXPCBYNsDXgimE7m6mnyEhgA/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-03.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNGRru2IAzRo8kmbLtoBa_UoDUwYXoqe3Ye5AZLAW0IUvOOAhKylr4kkSdV_SaxZiDuSuxCStt4fuae1cR_JiQA/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-05.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNGRru2IAzRo8kmbLtoBa_UoDUwYXoqe3Ye5AZLAW0IUvOOAhKylr4kkSdV_SaxZiDuSuxCStt4fuae1cR_JiQA/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-05.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1plGhXlWPIS-OKxB2_JsBb6_uZmOqWj1aSgkHiZYOhtsfZ3bPzXuKDQn4jTCWF69-WJZu1LBN4lClCe_P3oRoHNA/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-06.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1plGhXlWPIS-OKxB2_JsBb6_uZmOqWj1aSgkHiZYOhtsfZ3bPzXuKDQn4jTCWF69-WJZu1LBN4lClCe_P3oRoHNA/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-06.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9_bhMkaIsfauKwCB0mC6HCwxptZFH38fE2rR5S-LDm3_QI_5FnT7T6zDz5HuNQcizBZIc-2e99hgFPTacOgt7w/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-07.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9_bhMkaIsfauKwCB0mC6HCwxptZFH38fE2rR5S-LDm3_QI_5FnT7T6zDz5HuNQcizBZIc-2e99hgFPTacOgt7w/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-07.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br />The built volumen increases gradually from the first encounter. The height at the access street is a single level, rising to two levels at the upper edge, due to the presence of the studio above the main bedroom. In this way, the house is integrated naturally with the strongly sloping terrain, while producing an entry at a more intimate scale. It also creates a rich ambiguity of perception from different points of view.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTwBxdxtN6WefqFvqchItSPtsVzct6nHMEIHnZcK8EdTX02DhRQIcQZwzKPnp5siR9c2jg1m9_rKKf4kOzS63nQ/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-10.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTwBxdxtN6WefqFvqchItSPtsVzct6nHMEIHnZcK8EdTX02DhRQIcQZwzKPnp5siR9c2jg1m9_rKKf4kOzS63nQ/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-10.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmHgzB92I1ItRfbRlMasYwQJAjL4mO4Ls4O5f7Jf0yIz8Mc5t2EbBj_Uz5uVnWdz75fDsZydFoGrehkdFpgQr8A/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-11.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmHgzB92I1ItRfbRlMasYwQJAjL4mO4Ls4O5f7Jf0yIz8Mc5t2EbBj_Uz5uVnWdz75fDsZydFoGrehkdFpgQr8A/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-11.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br />The finish building materials, white stucco walls and a black slate tile roof, are those traditionally used in the Sierra around Madrid. The slate is used in slabs as a curtain wall construction both on the roofs as well as on the walls visibly exposed to the exterior, as if it were a protective shell. The private interior patios are clad in the white stucco. </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pSwUJ0TWBiWruiBAg_NHLDLkOLJ7Fr0EzmolK5ssveKMV1HubYrWTZeAr2tnsNIxHy7_tC_Jpst0OaoNAY5nI_A/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-19.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pSwUJ0TWBiWruiBAg_NHLDLkOLJ7Fr0EzmolK5ssveKMV1HubYrWTZeAr2tnsNIxHy7_tC_Jpst0OaoNAY5nI_A/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-19.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnCBDusDXoDEpBVZsiqf7kEdS5kY2O-N8Ggb8l2JCygMbdDpogQVo2RYwrcxiUNWi6ZT6lMwKAxUFa7qjKhHT0w/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-20.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnCBDusDXoDEpBVZsiqf7kEdS5kY2O-N8Ggb8l2JCygMbdDpogQVo2RYwrcxiUNWi6ZT6lMwKAxUFa7qjKhHT0w/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-20.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br />The solid construction of the house consists of reinforced concrete slabs with steel columns that are enclosed at the perimeter in a multilayered 35 cm ceramic wall which absorbs the structure, insulation and mechanical elements within a large cavity. The black slate slabs are supported on an aluminum substructure adding efficient and valuable ventilation.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pY8mqy7YOCUaT3TdwMAMiSKe5oV679CriJtSTsjq8OKscVMQLnkwSWe1458jxjefy5y10QGb8VIxJ_PIAUFYJDw/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-22.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pY8mqy7YOCUaT3TdwMAMiSKe5oV679CriJtSTsjq8OKscVMQLnkwSWe1458jxjefy5y10QGb8VIxJ_PIAUFYJDw/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-22.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUNeQ5SDAXDjfK_LxDSC9a7FbvS2lU8hnbPGMYAwjDbuh82hlJBrO5KmOCf1xx8ezcrjFQxaWdCSySjZytPDCRw/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-25.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUNeQ5SDAXDjfK_LxDSC9a7FbvS2lU8hnbPGMYAwjDbuh82hlJBrO5KmOCf1xx8ezcrjFQxaWdCSySjZytPDCRw/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-25.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; 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CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br />To maximize the physical and visual connections between interior and exterior spaces, the house is conceived with a number of entrances and exits, creating a permeability which makes the most of the site.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pv71nDqPlbcYSx6oxHYHmLg6MdmopwxDP7hPI93btfhNZCO4mt2vaZlTkui1-kU00hZ1VhDnze0eY4NkjTW8GlA/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-29.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pv71nDqPlbcYSx6oxHYHmLg6MdmopwxDP7hPI93btfhNZCO4mt2vaZlTkui1-kU00hZ1VhDnze0eY4NkjTW8GlA/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-29.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNbqXBk6xMrG35lVdBlEEdZ4ywmJ7oxOcADFHex5pPJ8pCk9FwnKAGnjOzLvElxdD90Tbt4Vxukh99MpCfjWmkw/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-32.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNbqXBk6xMrG35lVdBlEEdZ4ywmJ7oxOcADFHex5pPJ8pCk9FwnKAGnjOzLvElxdD90Tbt4Vxukh99MpCfjWmkw/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-32.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_dtbpyzA9ZKURAtikpeHalTI0ZI1m34Xuc1-CRm8KUrcSzNiUsq6134I4tLzZQS1bG50b2B0dtQzlweHbjt0hg/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-34.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_dtbpyzA9ZKURAtikpeHalTI0ZI1m34Xuc1-CRm8KUrcSzNiUsq6134I4tLzZQS1bG50b2B0dtQzlweHbjt0hg/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-imagen-34.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br />Architects: Padilla Nicás Arquitectos – Francisco José Padilla & Juan Manuel Nicás<br />Location: Urbanización Serranía de la Paloma, Collado Mediano, Madrid, Spain<br />Collaborator: Isabel Colino<br />Structure: Alejandro Bernabéu & Jorge Bernabéu<br />Services: ACIX<br />Site Area: 500 sqm<br />Project Area: 170 sqm<br />Design Year: 2005-2006<br />Construction Year: 2007-2009<br />Photographs: Padilla Nicás Arquitectos</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phdpIWlL-1YeKGghkCrpsqwSq8YVoHuhBrgYc-CpYBD_AmJ8lHVdzdqg5qVkexKJvEr94V5rFgy9COy5VZYGrEQ/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-model.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phdpIWlL-1YeKGghkCrpsqwSq8YVoHuhBrgYc-CpYBD_AmJ8lHVdzdqg5qVkexKJvEr94V5rFgy9COy5VZYGrEQ/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-model.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; 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CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkRiI2g4HD-5pOkIU-Itg5zSLfF_tWZM8rtR1mD2oD6XQLK3uD7moeHd_aZwebVLeRFktFMLH2QjNHSJOeGKclw/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-envolvente-pizarra.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkRiI2g4HD-5pOkIU-Itg5zSLfF_tWZM8rtR1mD2oD6XQLK3uD7moeHd_aZwebVLeRFktFMLH2QjNHSJOeGKclw/padilla-nicas-collado-mediano-envolvente-pizarra.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><br />VIA: <a href="http://www.tecnohaus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">TECNOHAUS</a>

House in Sierra de Collado Mediano - Padilla Nicás Arquitectos

The Project consists of a single family house located on a modest parcel with a strong slope and exceptional views of the mountains of the S...

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Villa Bussum - GROUP A

This private residence for a family, completed in June 2009, is situated in a lush, leafy neighbourhood in Bussum, a small town near Amsterdam. The neighbourhood is known for its 19th century villas, designed in a vast array of revivalist styles. The design for the villa by GROUP A is modern and sculptural and interacts in a natural way with its surroundings.<br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://nl6feg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pEoAlen4KfvnR5b3i24mLzDOFRu7Jml3RiIQPL5lhc1a-khH5wotlDIb2hDTMAjz_dV6wEM9dRm_LJ0RnF2YTLnmMDsR1dkUG/villa2.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Bussum - Group A" border="0" src="http://nl6feg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pEoAlen4KfvnR5b3i24mLzDOFRu7Jml3RiIQPL5lhc1a-khH5wotlDIb2hDTMAjz_dV6wEM9dRm_LJ0RnF2YTLnmMDsR1dkUG/villa2.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pl_5nk1PZq0HPekZkPjPti0KIADx0zajT_n1ZTwYBRIKx5-Wz9nNbXx2qjKAEXrUmV3VroyAxR53JSiRj3ZNKxg/villa3.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Bussum - Group A" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pl_5nk1PZq0HPekZkPjPti0KIADx0zajT_n1ZTwYBRIKx5-Wz9nNbXx2qjKAEXrUmV3VroyAxR53JSiRj3ZNKxg/villa3.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />By using slanting walls and roofs the abstract building volume plays by contrast with the neighbourhoods monumental, sometimes even frivolous 19th century villas. At the same time, the villa’s sculptural character ensures that it feels comfortably embedded in the landscape. Thus, the villa’s design enhances its integration with both context and community, yet outstanding by its singular language. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pYz7rJoBQ3HtMaytVEMmvmVgxoH7icVRBXRB9E0a1-k_BdWylefg8xXJaguFNT_ucX3V6MDyewcZGiiKjyU6tSg/villa4.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Bussum - Group A" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pYz7rJoBQ3HtMaytVEMmvmVgxoH7icVRBXRB9E0a1-k_BdWylefg8xXJaguFNT_ucX3V6MDyewcZGiiKjyU6tSg/villa4.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-hP8VHlkr2mJMT216PlUMJTpQWpmMj40cL9P0ooIzFzWmfvMlSUUarGykpf8vqGbWqcC6SNAkdAbBisPlCaOZQ/villa5.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Bussum - Group A" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-hP8VHlkr2mJMT216PlUMJTpQWpmMj40cL9P0ooIzFzWmfvMlSUUarGykpf8vqGbWqcC6SNAkdAbBisPlCaOZQ/villa5.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />The villa’s building type evolved from a simple rectangular volume with a rotated pitched roof. Subsequently, segments were cut from this volume in order to create windows, terraces, balconies and entrances.<br />A cut-out corner facing the street in front of the house clearly indicates the main entrance, while on the eastern side of the villa, a secluded garden and a second entrance offer a more private side. A comfortable porch and a 15 meter wide panorama window face the garden at the back of the house, and double up as a transition between the villa and the garden.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDIc2K14UGRUO967LrB5_IXtzjmak4eZB6YH3D5GsapANFIJIu0hNK6UyiptuLReNwZzLvNdjaLNi8sjw4QdOMQ/villa6.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Bussum - Group A" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDIc2K14UGRUO967LrB5_IXtzjmak4eZB6YH3D5GsapANFIJIu0hNK6UyiptuLReNwZzLvNdjaLNi8sjw4QdOMQ/villa6.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pCLbe5TDoxbnqOTk26RAB1wSVKy1SGBC79Kl3uhrCSCaUA3aPjJ3cWRiCVzEjSrY9zEX72LgBUfKg_VzU8JKDxQ/villa7.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Bussum - Group A" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pCLbe5TDoxbnqOTk26RAB1wSVKy1SGBC79Kl3uhrCSCaUA3aPjJ3cWRiCVzEjSrY9zEX72LgBUfKg_VzU8JKDxQ/villa7.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />Both gardens in front and at the back of the house are linked to each other by a sloping path. This descending path lowers itself underneath the cantilevering block, thereby providing garden access for the basement floor, and a comfortable covered parking spot. The client asked for a villa with a modern feel, a garden with a high degree of privacy and the possibility of sheltered parking. By designing a cantilevering villa, positioned between the street and the private zone of the plot, all three of these demands were addressed. The design includes the answers to the demands, and integrates them through simple operations into a sculpted, modern and clear volume. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pvW9ZGs_2NXZ3zuF5kTkmwpB82sBZDEkEhOuntrROsyCmhvU_fMI3xO8BVLmQW1R1znT58ncn2Jo9H81uCYBRXA/villa8.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Bussum - Group A" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pvW9ZGs_2NXZ3zuF5kTkmwpB82sBZDEkEhOuntrROsyCmhvU_fMI3xO8BVLmQW1R1znT58ncn2Jo9H81uCYBRXA/villa8.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />Architect: <strong><a href="http://www.groupa.nl/">GROUP A</a></strong><br />Location: <strong>Bussum, Amsterdam</strong><br />Client: <strong>Private</strong><br />Contractor: <strong>Saam, Empe</strong><br />Structures: <strong>K-Kostrukties, Rotterdam</strong><br />Installations: <strong>Installatietechniek Coppens, Beverwijk</strong><br />Site area: <strong>1,450 sqm</strong><br />Constructed area: <strong>280 sqm</strong><br />Year of enchargement: <strong>2005</strong><br />Construction Year: <strong>2009</strong><br />Photographs: <strong><a href="http://www.scagliolabrakkee.nl/">Scagliola / Brakkee</a></strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pKpxm86tIRJD9HXA8uSwZB00-bOLpqKvJG9CrBbD_n37v2Auxuqk2Oi-2t3m2ZamYvCdo8HXFCAJa_DCVjUqBLg/villa9.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Bussum - Group A" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pKpxm86tIRJD9HXA8uSwZB00-bOLpqKvJG9CrBbD_n37v2Auxuqk2Oi-2t3m2ZamYvCdo8HXFCAJa_DCVjUqBLg/villa9.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-7VRyYC9J6kN1ehP2E4H7Jj3q1djNQuMuqsUQ3-JqyYxZ0CxNxVtwsWomYBq0Zh9SUoeh615hZa5EleSoiwinQ/villa10.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Bussum - Group A" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-7VRyYC9J6kN1ehP2E4H7Jj3q1djNQuMuqsUQ3-JqyYxZ0CxNxVtwsWomYBq0Zh9SUoeh615hZa5EleSoiwinQ/villa10.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1piymWbjFHhFDjFpJt9NoNNYwmbBpKxRxmuhcjbNNdGzsoIbjjlRuQTRNlwxIeQ6NS0KtYzuM3fTGyPAIQLVQk7A/villa11.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Bussum - Group A" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1piymWbjFHhFDjFpJt9NoNNYwmbBpKxRxmuhcjbNNdGzsoIbjjlRuQTRNlwxIeQ6NS0KtYzuM3fTGyPAIQLVQk7A/villa11.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1prZQKmdaxmhgS8Sq-swJVnOz1inr10iRmk85YBGZtxfaMlrAbP2BJXMknX4woR7yv5XDUQfBgnEFclj8MKaGqVQ/villa12.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Bussum - Group A" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1prZQKmdaxmhgS8Sq-swJVnOz1inr10iRmk85YBGZtxfaMlrAbP2BJXMknX4woR7yv5XDUQfBgnEFclj8MKaGqVQ/villa12.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><br />VIA: <a href="http://www.tecnohaus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">TECNOHAUS</a>

Villa Bussum - GROUP A

This private residence for a family, completed in June 2009, is situated in a lush, leafy neighbourhood in Bussum, a small town near Amsterd...

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Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design

Hidden away from the road, the site is surrounded by a verdant screen of mature trees from adjacent properties. Breezes blowing transversely across the site being another notable aspect of the location. <br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p7TPY28HDBdmdPWzzuvP4GKM9TV-OYZEbGd6eKAvM4HSpcJ8KcLf65AEpRBARjPjUHM2ZaUEbykUvixRBCCul8g/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-21.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p7TPY28HDBdmdPWzzuvP4GKM9TV-OYZEbGd6eKAvM4HSpcJ8KcLf65AEpRBARjPjUHM2ZaUEbykUvixRBCCul8g/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-21.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDt3kSqpeOpPXQmOhdxPOIlqeESRzIyo9MexMWjuMB7gNvgxhBq32su056TMtm5Fx1-vcJ87snzec5RyFwJr4yw/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-20.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDt3kSqpeOpPXQmOhdxPOIlqeESRzIyo9MexMWjuMB7gNvgxhBq32su056TMtm5Fx1-vcJ87snzec5RyFwJr4yw/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-20.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />The owner had wanted a <strong>contemporary home</strong> that prioritized environmental coolness as a consistent attribute and to be able to enjoy the luscious tropical surroundings.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pRsrV-Ht98WY02EMVihYh_EuR4XdwXoGKeQTAKcBn2jil07lg5bbSKt15-Mr79TlRNNqbaY4XX0OJ9NJkMcjqog/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-19.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pRsrV-Ht98WY02EMVihYh_EuR4XdwXoGKeQTAKcBn2jil07lg5bbSKt15-Mr79TlRNNqbaY4XX0OJ9NJkMcjqog/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-19.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptGyAswhabiuRnX6WtLDkJHBWRQqRdtVA-5cYyMfblwmdh51rx611DlE-0Z8IazBTIxT05_i3TCthc91Ea0zk5A/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-18.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptGyAswhabiuRnX6WtLDkJHBWRQqRdtVA-5cYyMfblwmdh51rx611DlE-0Z8IazBTIxT05_i3TCthc91Ea0zk5A/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-18.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptGyAswhabit6xP1EtdIPKmgOtPXsO66Ybxo_GUHwU2MvT-PBil8u7Cm0dHeJ8qgfBdi0PJ0tN-ZVy3VDALRkCw/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-17.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptGyAswhabit6xP1EtdIPKmgOtPXsO66Ybxo_GUHwU2MvT-PBil8u7Cm0dHeJ8qgfBdi0PJ0tN-ZVy3VDALRkCw/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-17.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p5uRy72wY5IU-JWaz-lOy6ISJ5DW-w1Bza_-nN4ARw2Ke4jsavdzW9GZhgW_SZ85PNSgRbaJao6dQ8pzFx_gKFQ/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-16.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p5uRy72wY5IU-JWaz-lOy6ISJ5DW-w1Bza_-nN4ARw2Ke4jsavdzW9GZhgW_SZ85PNSgRbaJao6dQ8pzFx_gKFQ/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-16.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />The concept developed for the home inverted planning and hierarchical norms common in local residential planning. To fully appreciate the mature and variegated natural environment and stretch the potential for visual depth and distance, the main living room and study were located in a pavilion on the second storey.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptEGIDpJncEmDGNWY2bqIhtUg5zyRP5hUbSUuao48fzhfE_JTgxj9nlnTodDn9MeuJANYObC80facF4wNQ1arTA/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-15.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptEGIDpJncEmDGNWY2bqIhtUg5zyRP5hUbSUuao48fzhfE_JTgxj9nlnTodDn9MeuJANYObC80facF4wNQ1arTA/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-15.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjsdXVP7V36xNVaVrmUBqo8mwahr5SZrsXHd_sBvEp5J8HQ70VOViePxsQe6bcTICxc-ObujXzUPGcNi5UYS68Q/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-14.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjsdXVP7V36xNVaVrmUBqo8mwahr5SZrsXHd_sBvEp5J8HQ70VOViePxsQe6bcTICxc-ObujXzUPGcNi5UYS68Q/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-14.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />It was designed with minimal enclosing and supporting structure so as to maximize the elevated vistas. To unconsciously guide visitors to the living pavilion above, a minimal spiral staircase touches down within the entrance foyer. Hints of the tree-lined views are seen through the large circular void connecting the entrance foyer to the pavilion above. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDvtfELK3vM_IhgXgQypzQ_BQfnf01NisMVVec1cwHjL6bMBmGOVzO9Ua9qaBRAKhbuiIJaTRjzMVLDo2snHsjQ/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-13.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDvtfELK3vM_IhgXgQypzQ_BQfnf01NisMVVec1cwHjL6bMBmGOVzO9Ua9qaBRAKhbuiIJaTRjzMVLDo2snHsjQ/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-13.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pL5EcsloUiX_ZZdpeCHlcMq3ThkyV1hqjRYqh_gvYbb6gINBCN-eyMfIgf-ZxSLjSBnu6vJ1HS_pdCRlxKDgc6Q/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-12.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pL5EcsloUiX_ZZdpeCHlcMq3ThkyV1hqjRYqh_gvYbb6gINBCN-eyMfIgf-ZxSLjSBnu6vJ1HS_pdCRlxKDgc6Q/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-12.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pEGoLnmScsvTM3__Swbqlie33bZgGHQr-y-Q98bhkmLt7ux1QPNBiD5vS4J6vDGlUk72JiS5sOoADPSP1vWcw-g/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-11.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pEGoLnmScsvTM3__Swbqlie33bZgGHQr-y-Q98bhkmLt7ux1QPNBiD5vS4J6vDGlUk72JiS5sOoADPSP1vWcw-g/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-11.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pT_9JJCuw2OUsizeNYfwbq56ONncZcRB2WNcS8okpsY_OMeX-4MlwQm7ZsUhP5s6JWHwT-ECbmDiqErrH6iUFwg/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-10.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pT_9JJCuw2OUsizeNYfwbq56ONncZcRB2WNcS8okpsY_OMeX-4MlwQm7ZsUhP5s6JWHwT-ECbmDiqErrH6iUFwg/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-10.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />A dark reflecting pond surrounds the pavilion which assists in refining the experience of serene isolation and privacy and frames. The occasional bird dipping into the pond, rippling the surface further ties the house to the natural surroundings. The purpose of the second storey pond is also designed to thermally insulate the dining, bedrooms and family spaces underneath from solar heat gain. In the same way, the water body above also helps to regulate temperature swings within the house. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9DRclSKNW5Ww3WxI7VDvXIY3hbWBeFcgxgFkVxyQTM4QOV8H98YJtyUnHxatihHh6wfEfYE0JfPNJnvvulcG7g/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-9.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9DRclSKNW5Ww3WxI7VDvXIY3hbWBeFcgxgFkVxyQTM4QOV8H98YJtyUnHxatihHh6wfEfYE0JfPNJnvvulcG7g/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-9.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPA4krvGqinfV3wkqpI0bTTCU15JC4YVnr47InBQUXxe4YM5BaSNKQRvwvuxZHIYNoRfln3GXJezCkdHLcS5Gew/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-8.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPA4krvGqinfV3wkqpI0bTTCU15JC4YVnr47InBQUXxe4YM5BaSNKQRvwvuxZHIYNoRfln3GXJezCkdHLcS5Gew/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-8.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1peX0SXqW3cJDaxWoU47yuqu3gupX8cn71Z1cNC0XjMITQVHhd97ULSKDsWiBihPcGdXKFjDn3B-dmcL7VJhMS4g/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-7.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1peX0SXqW3cJDaxWoU47yuqu3gupX8cn71Z1cNC0XjMITQVHhd97ULSKDsWiBihPcGdXKFjDn3B-dmcL7VJhMS4g/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-7.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnCbR_Oo0hZtlOfzu0VJwlFBpKA2LWxTCDvSPVSh7BWY3xeBgZcTnMLsO3TWuxEDPLtRz-huM8uvk_k88PjLXjw/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-6.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnCbR_Oo0hZtlOfzu0VJwlFBpKA2LWxTCDvSPVSh7BWY3xeBgZcTnMLsO3TWuxEDPLtRz-huM8uvk_k88PjLXjw/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-6.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />n the first storey, the residential and service functions of the house are delineated by a long continuous light and air well that is paralleled below by a similarly long and continuous koi pond. The pathway running along-side the pond that leads to the bedrooms hides the substantial service areas which are beyond the pathway wall. As with the second storey pond, the air well and first storey koi pond is also designed to facilitate in micro-cooling the first storey rooms and spaces. The pathway is a conduit for prevailing breezes; the koi pond’s thirty metre length and two metre width exposes a sixty square metre surface area within the house to those breezes for evaporative cooling.<br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4gzFwbaP1Wm8KbhuikXZt8SO5T04nRngrGBPyMwuwFfeUqm_qJd5omdliKFklIVC9pi34-Sv6BA5lLHNNn5YGg/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-5.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4gzFwbaP1Wm8KbhuikXZt8SO5T04nRngrGBPyMwuwFfeUqm_qJd5omdliKFklIVC9pi34-Sv6BA5lLHNNn5YGg/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-5.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p0raWUPwwJjrVuyrSpmp_-Rjm6A3ofW4V4je-xFjythKJ0K49LDJJep-uVvx_MDJY9hnAEznYFhb7YsJIwL15PA/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-4.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p0raWUPwwJjrVuyrSpmp_-Rjm6A3ofW4V4je-xFjythKJ0K49LDJJep-uVvx_MDJY9hnAEznYFhb7YsJIwL15PA/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-4.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWcxSBOqvipGcxA7O68GxBtUc9dwtz9bbxnk2Qu2-A314TKyFiG1ejiYl7w3dWZqAHLWLIxsxvHueu8O65nj7zQ/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-3.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWcxSBOqvipGcxA7O68GxBtUc9dwtz9bbxnk2Qu2-A314TKyFiG1ejiYl7w3dWZqAHLWLIxsxvHueu8O65nj7zQ/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-3.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />As a gesture to the prominent role that water plays within the residence, an oculus within the pond highlights the main entrance, the circle of sunlight cooled and animated by the constantly changing sinusoidal patterns of refracted rays through the water above.<br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkfjdZYEq27gKs-jcDfHL5y8SuxPOKZcyZkg_92fZ6mNgNPeUSNa_PprTF9nwOkhb7PyVNbPEEqbDtakEi1b5HQ/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-2.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkfjdZYEq27gKs-jcDfHL5y8SuxPOKZcyZkg_92fZ6mNgNPeUSNa_PprTF9nwOkhb7PyVNbPEEqbDtakEi1b5HQ/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-2.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pAgjuXBZ2148P48OFdaze7rzD0fd94bx1aZ2a5NTQg2eHt0C0cugTMzFam95ZRCeFtHs4rmeKDgsVSqbDL4zPWw/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-1.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pAgjuXBZ2148P48OFdaze7rzD0fd94bx1aZ2a5NTQg2eHt0C0cugTMzFam95ZRCeFtHs4rmeKDgsVSqbDL4zPWw/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim-1.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pR-mgbSP4kqDc8WvnrL3mGD0bSNaR7nL2ZBwAV_XZ6il4sQdfbK4VhSAccoYQcCZHHdI18HJkpCs5e-OKKXWJBQ/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pR-mgbSP4kqDc8WvnrL3mGD0bSNaR7nL2ZBwAV_XZ6il4sQdfbK4VhSAccoYQcCZHHdI18HJkpCs5e-OKKXWJBQ/water-cooled-house-wallflower-architecture-albert-lim.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">Architect: Wallflower Architecture + Design<br />Location: Bukit Timah, Singapore<br />Design Team: Cecil Chee, Robin Tan & Sean Zheng<br />Project Year: 2009<br />Photographs: Albert Lim </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p84zmB_JLbQMOwngFQNqF8QCA6cIXiDsl9lZV5fmr-IyZieN4AcDL9XVs_Fd9bEqSUeESDn-YCMaj0q2wOM_q6A/ground-floor-plan.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p84zmB_JLbQMOwngFQNqF8QCA6cIXiDsl9lZV5fmr-IyZieN4AcDL9XVs_Fd9bEqSUeESDn-YCMaj0q2wOM_q6A/ground-floor-plan.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pIS9KlurlpIfvqw52eS5PRtSyiWJ5m388hSunUaJSftY8X2EuOSncJx1TiQI_Om5lBKxKAjzmRKz4bWeNkoT40g/elevation.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pIS9KlurlpIfvqw52eS5PRtSyiWJ5m388hSunUaJSftY8X2EuOSncJx1TiQI_Om5lBKxKAjzmRKz4bWeNkoT40g/elevation.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div><br /><br />VIA: <a href="http://www.tecnohaus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">TECNOHAUS</a>

Water-Cooled House - Wallflower Architecture + Design

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