Boshuis

Boshuis (the house in the forest) is a renovation and extension project for a holiday house in the Holten area. The current 53 m² house was built in the 70s and presents today a series of issues related to the poor performances of the envelope. To improve indoor quality, provide the house with a new roof and increase the living surface, FABRICations developed a design based on a smart construction system and affordable materials threated in sustainable way.

  • Location
    Holten, NL

    Year
    2017

  • Private

  • Design Directors
    Eric Frijters
    Olv Klijn

    Team
    Ivo Clason
    Jose Cocchiararo
    Nina Mertanen
    Luca de Stefano
    Lorenzo Cocchi
    Piero Vidoni
    Grazia Tona

The new extension is fully built out of plywood panels, milled in the production facility and joined in situ. The structure is designed to form a flexible grid, capable of working jointly and supporting the roof in a cohesive effort. The combination of the plates not only allows for a relatively light but effective roof structure, but it can also easily be supported by the existing brickwork. The spatial outcome of the wooden grid generates a strong aesthetic identity based on a coffered roof. In addition, the grid is extended to the ground to become vertical support and façade of the newly built part of the house. The new extension is fully built out of plywood panels, milled in the production facility and joined in situ.

The structure is designed to form a flexible grid, capable of working jointly and supporting the roof in a cohesive effort. The combination of the plates not only allows for a relatively light but effective roof structure, but it can also easily be supported by the existing brickwork. The spatial outcome of the wooden grid generates a strong aesthetic identity based on a coffered roof. In addition, the grid is extended to the ground to become vertical support and façade of the newly built part of the house.

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