Villa 22 Privathaus by Dreessen Willemse Architecten

Villa 22 Privathaus by Dreessen Willemse Architecten is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Platin in Architektur-, Gebäude- und Bauwerksdesign Competition Category.

PlatinArchitektur· 2021

Villa 22 Privathaus

by Dreessen Willemse Architecten

Client: Dreessen Willemse Architecten

A' Design Award in Platin Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Villa 22 Privathaus

Die Villa 22 ist ein Privathaus, das in einen Hang der ländlichen Landschaft nahe der Maas im Süden der Niederlande eingebettet ist. Der Name verweist auf die 22 Grad betragende Neigung des Grundstücks. Der Beton wurde vor Ort gegossen, sämtliche Leitungen und Installationen sind in den Betondecken verlegt. Die auskragenden Balkone zeigen das konstruktive Potenzial des Materials. Ulmenholz verleiht dem Gebäude eine warme Anmutung, während große Fensterflächen die umgebende Natur ins Innere holen. Ein Schwimmbecken verbindet die geometrischen Linien des Baukörpers mit dem Element Wasser. Entwurf und Bau erfolgten zwischen 2017 und 2019.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Platin

Villa 22 Privathaus ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Platin, einer überaus prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für wahrhaft außergewöhnliche, elegante und prachtvolle Designs. Platin-Gewinner sind Wunderwerke der Schöpfung, Zeugnisse der Grenzen intellektueller Kreativität und zeigen die unübertroffene Professionalität und Genialität ihrer Designer. Von diesen Designs wird erwartet, dass sie die renommiertesten Werke sind, die die Ästhetik einer Epoche prägen, zum Wohlergehen der Gesellschaft beitragen und die Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie voranbringen. Villa 22 Privathaus weist ein transzendentes Maß an Exzellenz auf und macht die Welt mit seinen vorteilhaften und wertvollen Eigenschaften unmissverständlich zu einem besseren Ort. Villa 22 Privathaus ist ein mit dem A' Design Award in Platin prämiertes Werk, das Wünsche weckt, inspiriert, begeistert, erfreut und große Freude entfacht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The name Villa 22 is inspired by the specific location of the building, which lies on a slope of 22 degrees. By pure coincidence, the house number also happened to be 22. From the outside, the elegant villa looks like an integral part of the hill in which it was designed. Anyone entering the villa will notice that the outdoors is never far away. The surrounding nature is projected inside through the windows, you find yourself indoors yet surrounded by a sense of nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: approximately 1000 m2 gross area
size: 26 x 17 x 11 m (w x d x h)
Tags: concrete, house, swimmingpool, architecture, water, glass, wood, villa, netherlands, design
Production Technology: During the construction work of the villa, the concrete was cast in place and all pipes and installations are installed in these concrete slabs. The potential of concrete as a construction material and as the proud main bearer of the architectural identity of the building has been pushed to extremes. The protruding balconies are illustrative of the tension that can be achieved with concrete.
Design Challenge: The most challenging was to combine all the elements of the design with the technical limitations of the in place cast concrete. The result is a seamless integration of all the elements connecting with the concrete as well as optimizing the load bearing function of the concrete.
Inspiration: In Villa 22, water serves as the connecting element. Not only did water play a unifying role in the construction process when pouring concrete, it also has a defining function in which the villa is experienced and perceived. This is a villa in which a geometric interplay of lines forms a symbiosis with the water in the swimming pool. This alliance between the hard, unyielding nature of the concrete, the warm appearance of the applied elm wood, and the rippling water is the essence of Villa 22.
Project Duration: The villa lies nestled in a hill in the rural landscape of the green, leafy foreland of the Meuse river in the south of the Netherlands. Design and construction has taken place between 2017 and 2019
Operation Flow: The routing has a logical structure. The transition from one room to another is also accompanied by visual moments that do not demand attention but are there for those who notice. The stairs naturally connect the floors, but from a distance they are also objects with visual expressiveness.
Team Members: Architect: Dreessen Willemse Architecten
Contractor: Hendrix Bouw B.V.
Concrete works: Hendrix Bouw B.V.
Structural engineer: Palte B.V.
Interior works: Typisch Hout B.V.
Photography: Hugo Thomassen
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Hugo Thomassen. Image #2: Photographer Hugo Thomassen. Image #3: Photographer Hugo Thomassen. Image #4: Photographer Hugo Thomassen. Image #5: Photographer Hugo Thomassen.