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Besix Dordrecht Offices: A New Construction of Head Office with A Rugged and Distinctive Construction

Besides the gas-free, this office also offers a lot of features to conserve and even generate energy. It is a true ‘smart building’ with sensors that monitor the light, air, and temperature in the building constantly. Energy storage, heat pumps, and solar panels are managed to the supply and demand on the electricity grid and weather forecasts by linking the sensor data. While the management and maintenance of the building are also linked to the smart systems too.

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Berkel-Enschot House: A Family House with A Large Glazed Wall and Locally Produced Bricks

A timber porch is shaded by a tree, leads into the hallway with a utility space on one side. It also leads to the family dining room that connects with the old barn. A combined living room and kitchen at the front of the house offer a simple fireplace and polished pine floors. Two extra bedrooms can be found on either side of the first floor while a master bedroom sits on the left side of the stairs. Each room has a single square window.

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House Akerdijk: A Dyke House with A Black Wooden Ventilated Façade and Two Large Projecting Glass

The ground floor of the house is built as a split level with a TV room and an office on the dyke level. Through the wide staircase, the residents can reach the sitting area with the kitchen easily with the awesome view of the deep back garden and adjoining terrace. There are two kid’s rooms. a large master bedroom with a stunning view and two bathrooms can be found on the first floor of the house.

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Haraldsheimveien: Two Vertically Divided Houses with A Modified Basic Roof Shape and Shared Parking Garage

The starting point of this house design comes from its gabled roof. The basic shape of this roof is modified to highlight the house structure. The house facade is also divided into three strata of wood, glass, and concrete. Each unit can be accessed in stairs from a half level, minimizing the houses’ terrain impact. Direct access is added into the main living floor to the continuous band of windows and gardens while the second floor consists of bathrooms and bedrooms.

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Risalleen House: An Existing Villa Rehabilitation and Integration of Two New, Small Single-Family Houses

A continuous window strip of some different heights is allowed by the open character of the houses, giving several different atmospheres to the big room. The exposed wooden structure turns into an important part of the architectural language throughout the houses in the ceiling. This wooden structure is also visible to the outside, clad with vertical Baubuche laminated beech wood.

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Villa Benthuizen: An Introvert Character of A Family House with Simple Main Shape

The house roof embraces and continues this house as a veranda. The thatch is the main material used for the house main shape that looks like a warm blanket over the house and runs down from the rooftop vertically. Beside the thatch, the architect also uses black wood with an open ventilated structure. Both materials can provide a perfect integration and a natural contrast to the house in its context.