Deceptive closed: house, unprepossessing from the street, but with a stunning courtyard

  • Dec 24, 2019

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Cottage Casa Kwantes built around an old olive tree.
Cottage Casa Kwantes built around an old olive tree.

Rotterdam (Netherlands) There was an amazing house. From the street it looks pretty dull, but if you look on the courtyard side, the view of it changed dramatically. Original curves, huge transparent windows from floor to ceiling - all this makes the house dissimilar to any other structure.

Cottage Casa Kwantes in Rotterdam from the street looks like a simple "box".
Cottage Casa Kwantes in Rotterdam from the street looks like a simple "box".

Architectural studio MVRDV has completed construction of a cottage casa Kwantes. His main idea implies "deceptive closeness." In this project, the designers tried to combine open and closed, flat and curved, flexible and rigid.

This private house is located in the Rotterdam (Netherlands). The outside looks like a dull rectangular "box", but the back part of it, facing the courtyard, gently curves around the olive tree, recalling the modernist style of the 1930s.

Entrance to the house is made in a secret niche.
Entrance to the house is made in a secret niche.

Cottage area of ​​480 sq. meters built entirely of white brick with a minimum of windows. Entrance to the building and completely hidden in a secret niche.

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Hall in the house.
Hall in the house.

Passing along the wood-paneled hall, the visitor enters a long corridor. From there, stunning views: Through the curved windows in height from floor to ceiling visible patio with olive tree in the center.

Excellent illuminated kitchen with views of the olive tree.
Excellent illuminated kitchen with views of the olive tree.

One end of the corridor leads out to the bathroom. On the other hand there is a spacious kitchen. Hidden lights on top of the built-in panels give soft lighting in all spaces.

Olive Tree, "about which" the house is built.
Olive Tree, "about which" the house is built.
The view from the patio to the house with an old olive tree.
The view from the patio to the house with an old olive tree.

On the ground floor also has a living room and a library. It has its own access to the back yard from each room. Unlike the strict exterior facade rear of cottage fully "open" due to the large number of windows.

Stairs leading to the second floor of the cottage.
Stairs leading to the second floor of the cottage.

According to one of the two stairs you can climb to the second floor. Here are the spacious master bedroom with balcony, follows the curve of the building. Huge windows fill the room with natural light.

Curved home creates a sense of unity among its residents.
Curved home creates a sense of unity among its residents.

The owners of the house took care of sustainability of their homes. Geothermal pump under the house and solar batteries on the roof completely provide home energy.

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