“-Re” House together with “-Re” Adapt are two series part of a project in which I review, refine and redesign residential projects available on the Dutch housing market. “-Re” House touches projects that have been completed after the year 2000 and could have been done more efficiently to begin with, while “-Re” Adapt looks at how to […]
Though extremely useful and highly loved within an apartment, a door occupies a large surface. The surface that a door uses in the process of opening is a dead space. Can not be occupied with anything else and has to be taken in consideration when calculation circulation routes within the room itself as well as […]
As I previously stated, in my opinion the layout of this apartment makes poor use of its surface, shape and amazing number of windows. My main goals were: • To increase the size of the 2 small bedrooms. • To give the bathroom access to fresh air. • To create a better flow of the space. It […]
The functional style is a strong element in the Dutch residential architecture. A large part of it is indeed practicality. So, from the perspective of the contractor it makes perfect sense to have a limited number of products. It simplifies the task of giving a price estimation, it makes construction faster and eases the life of the building team. […]
What we have here is a little apartment from a block of flats completed in 2001. It has a surface of 77 m² and a terrace of 9 m². It is a decent size apartment, with windows on opposite sides. Technically it is a perfectly fine layout. I do however, have a couple of issues with […]
If I would have free reign over this piece of land and its design, this is what i would do: • I would create a nice intimate garden at the end of the plot allowing in this way the preservation of the back door and the addition of an actual bike shed. • The south […]
My dream is to build my house from scratch. To have a piece of land of my own where I can do all that my heart desires. However that is not always possible or desired. Some people might not want the hassle, not have the money or simply the mood for it. So in that […]
This is a little house found on one of the many websites for sale and rent available on-line. I initially thought that the layout was a fluke and the entire house was either a small addition or something built on a leftover piece of land. I later came to realize that it was completed in 2000 […]