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three storey house . Haarlem

Unknown Architects . photos: © MWA Hart Nibbrig

The three storey house is located in a wonderful green neighbourhood of Haarlem that originated around 1900. The characteristic original layout of the terraced house consists of a narrow and a wide bay. The narrow bay houses the entrance, stairway and kitchen, while the large bay houses the living room and dining room connected by a typical ensuite doorway. The narrow “service” bay was connected by small door openings with the living area. Continue reading Unknown Architects

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House in the Dunes . Wadden Islands

Unknown Architects . photos: © MWA Hart Nibbrig

The holiday house in located in the unique dune landscape of Terschelling, one of the Wadden islands in The Netherlands. The house aims to be modest ánd expressive. From a distance the house appears as a simple single-storey building with an asymmetrical roof, referring to the existing surrounding holiday houses in the area. Upon closer inspection the lower ground floor becomes visible. The largest part of the house is hidden into the landscape. By making use of the terrain of the dunes we could make a larger lower ground floor where two bedrooms, a bathroom, storage and technical space are situated. The ground floor is set back from the lower ground floor to create a terrace on the west. Continue reading Unknown Architects