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Chris Collaris

Lime Wash House . Son en Breugel

Chris Collaris Architects . photos: © Tim van de Velde

In Sonniuspark, a residential expansion area in Son en Breugel within the Brainport region, architect Chris Collaris made a design for a family home with clear form characteristics and a lime wash facade material finishing. The massive walls of tumbled bricks in white lime wash and the overhanging roof with large roof extensions emphasize the pronounced building volume, with various openings in the facade and roof initiating the strong connection between house and garden.
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Chris Collaris

HOUSE H . Mount Brydges

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Chris Collaris Architects . photos: © Tim Van de Velde

The Dutch architectural office of Chris Collaris designed a villa in Mount Brydges, overlooking the green fields and woods in the rural area of Southwestern Ontario, Canada. While having a successful green nursery, an adjacent plot of 50 hectares, mainly consisting of seasonal beans fields and woods, was the number one chance for the client to extent the existing property and getting it ready to build a villa for the rest of their life. To fit the design to the future wishes of the client, the villa had to be life cycle proof. But the design also had to meet the demands of a big family house, because a family growth of children with grandchildren had to be foreseen. Continue reading Chris Collaris

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HOUSE MM . AMSTERDAM

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Chris Collaris Architects . photos: © Tim van de Velde

In the North of Amsterdam an old and decayed brick house has been replaced by a complete new and sustainable house with timber cladding on the walls and roof. The old house was very limited in gross area and volume. With ultimate stretching within the context of the current allocation plan, Chris Collaris Architects has made a design for a new house. The new house still has a relatively small ground floor area (60 m2) but its’ inside volume has a significant increase and a much more spacious feeling. Continue reading Chris Collaris