Dutch studio Bloot Architecture has additional a larch-clad roof extension to a 1950s summer time home, featuring a glazed wall angled to frame views of the trees overhead .
Bloot Architecture was tasked with creating an added floor for the tiny mid-century vacation property, which is located the woods outdoors Hengelo, a rural town in the east-Netherlands province of Gelderland.
The project was named Transformation Forest Residence in reference to this leafy spot.
Clad in planks of untreated larch, the faceted extension is weighted towards one side of the present roof. A tiny part of the other side was left free of charge to provide a terrace, which is accessed via a sliding glass door.
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“The current roof was previously frequently being used as a secret area to take pleasure in the setting sun and the flora and fauna,” explained the architects.
The base of the timber-framed extension lifts at an angle from the rooftop platform, projecting the large window wall skywards and mimicking the irregularly pitched roof of the brick building below.
This irregular form was dictated by nearby organizing restrictions, which set out greatest roof heights and gradients.
“Hidden in the forest, a sculptural, compact and sustainable rooftop extension climbs out of the authentic construction and seeks its way in direction of the excellent vista above the open grassland enclosed by the forest,” mentioned the architects.
“The extension is located inside the leaves and feels like a secluded tree house.”
A double bed is created into a raised wooden platform beneath the angled glazing, even though a 2nd bedroom is located at the opposite finish of the extension.
The two bedrooms are separated by a narrow washroom with dark wood cabinetry.
The existing residence was also refurbished to provide accessibility to the new upper floor.
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Person wooden treads hang on rods from a grey-painted I-beam that cuts across the ceiling of the residing space and lead to the bedrooms in the roof room.
The property is heated by a wood-burning stove in the course of winter months. Solar panels will supply energy throughout sunnier elements of the year and waste water will be filtered for reuse.
Photography is by Jeroen Musch.
Task credits:
Architecture: Bloot Architecture
Contractor: Mans bouw
Construction: Adviesbureau AC Dekker
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