Black Beacon
Street View
Interior Materials
Concrete, Glass and Black Oak
Perfect Scene
Never Bored With This View
Birds Eye View
The House Ankered to the Lake by a Huge Jetti
Black Beacon
Street View
Interior Materials
Concrete, Glass and Black Oak
Perfect Scene
Never Bored With This View
Birds Eye View
The House Ankered to the Lake by a Huge Jetti

Black Beacon House

Living in a high-end loft space overlooking the ‘Alkmaardermeer’ Lake

Creating an ‘Bel Etage’ for living maximizing the view on the lake ‘Alkmaardermeer’

 Integrated patio outdoor space, sheltered from wind

Environmentally friendly facade materials

Creative architecture in demanding urban planning scheme

Raw material interior finishing, concrete floors and stairs, wood walls and custom made cabinets

Using wood materials or no finishing interior materials to reduce the environmental footprint

A++++ Energy Label (produces more electricity than it uses)

How About This View!

By moving the main living space to ‘Bel etage’ floor and ripping the volume open on the east- and south side, spectacular views on the ‘Alkmaardermeer’ are added to daily life

DOA used the complete topfloor for the main sleeping area, waking up with the morning sun and incredible enslosed view on the lake

Huge Windows
Not Framing, but being part of the Landscape
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Absence of detail
It's Wood, Concrete or Glass
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More framing of the landscape
Imagine waking up here!
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About Materials and Concept

Mandatory in the housing scheme for this area is the usage of nautical related building materials like wood or the usage of dark colors 

How about these 21e century state of the art reinvented traditional materials which leave no questions about if this is contemporary architecture

Using concrete in situ casted referring to the old factory (Limekiln) products. This beautiful product has a texture with a roughness that fits the site wel 

Cooked wood black cladding, extraordinary how by the heating proces this fast growing woods are made sustainable like hardwood   

Interior Finishing

Absence of detail is bless, but superb craftsmanship is required 

Invisible doors throughout the house 

Black Oak interior finishing in subtle pattern 

Perfect floated concrete floors to finish this minimalist house  

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Concept Diagrams
Urban planning (top) vs Black Beacon (bottom)
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Elevation Main Entrance
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Waterfront Elevation
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South Elevation
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North Elevation
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Section
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The Site
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Floorplan
Main living
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Floorplan
Top Floor
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Floorplan
Basement
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Project

Black Beacon House

m2

420

Client

fam Roodenburg

Delivery

2024

Energy Label

A++++

Publications

Photography

FotoXperience