Next to the famous golf course, Nicolas Schuybroek has designed a unique residential building that uses pure materials: rough, textured grey brick, which gives a concrete-like solitudes and a raw face that conveys a refined atmosphere. The interior wall is combined with the glass, opening up multiple landscape perspectives, absorbing the outdoor landscape into the interior, forming an organic and clever combination.
The courtyard extends into the outdoor space and opens up multiple perspectives. This design approach appealed to the local council from an architectural point of view, as it was subtle and discrete, fully integrated into the plot of land, rather than the 'contemporary architecture' they expected.
Vintage Brazilian furniture by Lina Bo Bardi, Percival Lafer, and Martin Eisler combined with French pieces by Pierre Jeanneret and Pierre Chapo brought iconic design pieces in to break the conservative feel of being near a golf course. The stunning pool is an extension of the house and the terrace, and it feels like it links the world inside the house to the world of nature on the exterior. The same blue stone used in the kitchen extends outside on the same level as the exterior, creating an illusion that the pool was carved into the terrace from that blue stone inside.
- Architect: Nicolas Schuybroek
- Interiors: Nicolas Schuybroek
- Photos: Koen Van Damme
- Words: Xran