Boomerang Bungalow
Imagine living in a neighbourhood but inside feeling like living in a luxurious forest retreat
150m2 of porches, integrated outdoor spaces, in sun, in shade, sheltered from wind and rain
A bent house to create long diagonal garden views
A Living Kitchen with direct acces to East and West Porch
Exceptional facade materials, hot dip Galvanised metal frame and cladding combined with Themowood cladding
Local materials used as shells for garden paths and native garden planting
Raw material interior finishing, concrete floors and, plywood walls and custom made cabinets
A strong architectural design
Energy passive design by using canopy to keep the summer sun out and let the winter sun in
Green roof combined with solar panels
Energy label A++++ (delivers more energy than it uses)
It's All About Materials And Details
The design of the building can be looked at like a carved out metal volume where the carved out parts are like eye sockets
The metal volume made of hot diped galvanised, which blends it in to nature
The eye sockets, the intermediates between indoors and outdoors and are cladded with thermowood
The eye’s itself are full glass, window frames are hidden and are made of wood (low carbon footprint)
Surrounded By Porches
Having outdoor places where daily activity can happen
Having the year throughout outdoor places, sheltered from sun, exposed to the sun, sheltered from wind and rain and sometimes in a nice breeze
The total of 150 m2 terrace surrounding the house divided over 4 porches can be used according to ones needs
Having a small porch for an intimate afternoon coffee or high tea
A larger porch as an extended dinning room or a calm place to study for it’s resident daughters students
So make sure throughout the year you have outdoor places to hang around, to lunch, to light a fire, to dance, to play, to have drinks or read a book
What An Entry!
With the entry to the plot on the south side a creative design solution seems in the making
From the street totally hidden garage doors, integrated in the buildings volume, the only thing catching you’re eye is the wooden cladded porch that leads the the entry of the house
Sheltered from the elements under the porch one enters the house looking straight through the hall into the East garden while waiting for the resident