*네덜란드 숲 그리고 하우스 [ Denieuwegeneratie ] Dutch Mountain

어느 네덜란드 숲속에 감추어진 비밀의 집은 사실은 숨어 있는 것이 아니라
자연과 동조되어 인위적인 공간이 사라지는 친자연적인 공간으로 계획되었습니다.
육안으로는 잘 드러나지 않는 북측의 파사드는 기존 대지를, 마치 담요를 덮고 있듯이
하우스로 밀착시킵니다. 이렇게 밀착된 대지는 작은 둔턱을 이루는
자연지형으로 형성화 되는 동시에 북측의 차가운 외부환경으로 부터
내부 주거공간을 보호하는 역활을 수행합니다.
-건축적 재료로써 흙은 어떤 재료 못지 않게 단열과 보온에 뛰어난 효과를
가지고 있습니다. 특히 열의 흡수력이 뛰어나서 겨울철에는 보온효과를
여름철에는 저온효과를 얻을 수 있습니다.-
이와는 반대로 남측으로 열린 전창은 외부 자연을 내부로 투영 및 유입시키는 동시에
자연의 빛과 공기를 내부로 유입시킵니다.
그리고 상부에 설치된 대형캐노피는 직사광선을 필터링 하는 동시에
외부자연을 내부로 연결하는 버퍼존 역활을 캐노피로 인하여 생성되는
대형 테라스와 함께 수행합니다.
이러한 공간적 연속성을 가능케 하는 것은 자연친화적인 재료를
통한 이질감없는 연결고리 덕분이기도 합니다.

상반된 두개의 파사드는 서로 다른 모습으로 자연과 만납니다.
솔리드와 보이드, 불투명과 투명, 유입과 발산 등
상반되어 다른 듯 하지만 추구하는 바는 같습니다.
우리가 인공적인 건축물의 본질을 사람에게 맞추어
인위적이며 자위적인 공간들을 만들때
건축공간은 기능적인 프로그램을 수행하는
도구의 기계로 전락합니다. 하지만 자연에 초첨을 맞추어
자연속에 사람을 집어 넣을때는 물고기가 물을 찾아 가듯이
우리의 영원한 안식처인 어머니의 자궁과 같은
쉘터가 형성됩니다.
우리는 자연에서 왔습니다.
우리도 자연의 일부분입니다.

reviewed by SJ

Denieuwegeneratie translation = bright, young & talented. The design office founded in 2008, is based in Amsterdam and consists of 3 founders (Sanne Oomen, Oscar Vos & Thomas Dieben), who have the absolute translation. They characterise themselves as neo-idealists, who are constantly searching for strategies in sustainable design and the transformation of existing, structural flexibility, design modularity and temporal design.  We came across them through one of their latest creations which, the Dutch Mountain.

Completed in December 2011 this private residence excites, inspires and fits right in with the friendly eco system. With only half of the house apparent to the naked eye there is nothing like cutting through a hill with glazing to bring a tear to the eye. A note to those out there, this never fails to grab our attention. The embedding in the hill simultaneously functions as both a camouflage and as a blanket, hiding the house from view from the north side and using the earth as thermal insulation. One enters the house literally through the mountain, sided with panels of slowly corroding scrap steel. The grand glass facade is framed in timber, which guides the transition from the artificial to the natural. The canopy regulates sunshine through the seasons and allows for a large terrace along the full width of the house. The terrace follows the split-level of the ground floor and jumps up to the higher west façade creating a henhouse underneath. Finally, it curls back up to become the canopy. The frame is constructed out of lark wood, forested from the immediate surroundings.

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Project: Dutch Mountain
Surface area: 709 m2 BVO / GFA
Start design: 5/ 2008
Start Construction: 6/2010
End Construction: 11/ 2011       
Client: Private   
Address: Undisclosed
Architect: denieuwegeneratie architecten | Sanne Oomen, Thomas Dieben, Oscar Vos
Contractor: De Kamper
Sustainability: Arup
Installations: Van Veldhuizen Energie, Sloof Elektrotechniek
Structural Engineer: van Rossum Amsterdam
Interior: 13 Speciaal
Lighting (LED): Erco
Chromatic Advice: Asmir Ademagic

Photography: Jaap Vliegenthart | John Lewis Marshall

The relation of the outside inside is a strong one and of great importance to the sense of continuity. The detailing creates a seamless transition between the interior and the exterior where the concrete floor, window frames and terrace finishing all provide a sense of continuity. Inside, the internal space of 228sqm is cleverly planned where, through flexible design, rooms and partitions can be added or removed. Natural daylight is of prime importance and plays a great role in the out/in relation hence, the larger space is oriented towards the 20sqm glass façade offering spectacular views of the surrounding woods. In the cave like atmospheric rooms, daylight comes to you through the deep cuts in the mountain further emphasizing the strong character of the surrounding landscape from the inside. The design is an experiment in sustainable strategies in both architecture – the hardware – and the technical installations – the software –, which have been designed by Arup Amsterdam. The contrast between shell and rooms is clearly visible. The concrete wall, needed to retain the mass of the mountain, is left unfinished. The welding joints of the steel spans are visible and the wood is untreated.

Inside there is an exceptional irony between severity and play. ‘One of a kind’ furniture pieces are placed throughout surrounded by surprising design details such as skateboard steps, glazed floor openings and raised curtains similar to that of a dramatic Grecian attire. The structure itself provides the compartments and joyfulness as opposed to leaving it up solely on the décor. However when it is left to the décor it never fails to impress, two words car = shelving. Simply true motion.

This is a project of great character, form, sensitivity and structural practicality. A project where every single detail has been carefully studied for endless hours and now offers the luxury of endless hours with which to simply enjoy it.

from  yatzer