Family ‘skyscraper’ in Amsterdam

The draft, called the author of “experimental”, based on the idea of ​​providing the customer as much space in his house, placed in a limited area of ​​land.

Architecture of Amsterdam (the Netherlands as a whole) is formed by the nature of the relationship between man and water element, which occupies about 20% of the state. Shortage of land has become a major factor in shaping the modern image of Amsterdam, consisting of a series of narrow, as if relying on each other’s houses, overhanging the channels, often without even a hint of the embankment.

Space – the key word in architecture and interior of this wooden house, painted in the traditional for nearby Durgerdama bright blue color. The first floor consists of large kitchen and dining area.

However, the first thing that catches your eye when entering the house – living room, literally hanging from the ceiling, like a floating island. The bottom of this ingenious structure, most closely resembles its shape whale, clad with copper plates. Together with hanging room, seven-meter space is a vertical loft.

The project is not only an unusual approach to the organization of space, but also the implementation of various energy-saving technologies. South-facing glass facade allows you to penetrate into the house more light and heat. The air conditioning system is based on the principle of ancient oriental room cooling: the air from the living quarters is pumped through underground pipes, but after that, already cooled, back into the building. Rainwater is collected in a tank installed under the outdoor terrace, and then used for washing machine and toilet.

Finally, when creating his unusual house architects make active use of Waste. For example, as mentioned already dock beams and copper, once covered the roof of the church, and also served a cheese shelf, selected as a material for furniture in the nursery.