IJssel Dyke House
Living in a high-end loft space overlooking the Mient polder
Flipping the program, sleeping downstairs on calm backside patio and living on first floor above Dyke Road
Integrated patio outdoor space, sheltered from wind
Environmentally friendly facade materials
Creative architecture in conservative urban planning scheme
Raw material interior finishing, concrete floors and ceilings, 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)
A Room With A View!
By moving the main living space to the first floor and ripping the volume open on the west side, spectacular views on the ‘Mient polder’ are added to daily life
DOA rotated the roof direction parallel to the dyke road so the minimal mandatory 45 degree roof angle could be made possible while using the maximal plot width to get this 10m1 long glas landscape view
All About Materials
Mandatory in the conservative housing scheme for this area is the usage of traditional building materials like brick and wood
How about these 21e century state of the art reinvented traditional materials which leave no questions about if this is contemporary architecture
Using brick tiles cladding for the facade and also the roof covering. This beautiful product has a texture with a roughness that fits the site wel. The tiles are demountable so reusable in the future
Cooked wood cladding and window frames, extraordinary how by the heating proces this fast growing woods are made sustainable like hardwood
Sheltered Outdoorspace
In the landscape of large elements. The big river ‘IJssel’ with it’s enormous high dykes (20m) and the to the horizon stretched hinterland of the ‘Mient Polder’ one seeks shelter but can’t find it
The half patio outdoor space of the Dyke House enclosed by minimum of 1.5m high walls gives shelter against the elements while looking at Mient polder through the house or catching a glimps of Neighbourhood life through it’s cut open wall
Exceptional Interior Finishing
Absence of detail is bless, but superb craftsmanship is required
Invisible doors throughout the house
Plywood interior finishing in subtle pattern diagonally placed in the 45 deg roof, therefor seemingly continuously paterns (Escher like)
Perfect floated concrete floors and concrete ceilings to finish this minimalist house