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Villa in the Dunes by Zandbelt&vandenBerg
Villa in the Dunes is a house designed by architects Zandbelt&vandenBerg, located at the edge of the dunes in the Hook of Holland, the Netherlands.
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The ground floor of the three-storey residence is partly covered by the dunes and includes a guest house.
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Photographs by Christian Richters.
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The following text is from Zandbelt&vandenBerg
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Villa in the dunes
Hoek van Holland
A villa for an art-loving couple has been completed at the edge of the dunes of Hook of Holland.
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The entrance level is situated in the dunes as a bunker and consists of a guesthouse, besides the entrance functions.
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The piano nobile, the residents’ daily domain, is organized around a patio.
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The living on the front gives access to a dunegarden through a terrace.
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On the other side the kitchen hovers above the ground.
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On top of this all, the master bedroom.
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An exterior staircase leads to a roof terrace and provides a panorama on the surrounding dune landscape and its bunkers. The sea lures at the horizon.
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Architect
Zandbelt&vandenBerg
Rotterdam, NL
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Team
Daan Zandbelt and Rogier van den Berg with Tom Bokkers, David Luque
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Client
Pieter & Diana van Toor
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Start project
October 2005
Start construction
January 2007
Delivery
June 2008
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