't Hooge Nest Extension
’t Hooge Nest is known for it’s similar named book
The house where during the Second World War two sisters gave shelter to Jewish hiders
The plan contains revival of the historic approaching to the house
Opening the house to it’s enormous East side garden
Using brickwork patterns from the house in a new way for the extension
Using in the extension the same dominant scale of the square brick basement and it’s giant straw roofing
New brickwork, construction materials all with a low carbon footprint
The Same Scale
Using the same width of the old facade for the brick cladded framework to enclose the full glass facade to maintain the robust characteristic scale of the house
The full glass facade opens the house to the 200m long East garden
Looking Through
Using former openings in the old facade and some door openings in the old house, but making these completely transparant will ensure that from the West side of the house a complete look through the house into the beautiful East garden is guaranteed
By using dark colors, Aubergine like for the hallway this effect will be multiplied