In balance
The existing house was built in 1999 and consists of a rectangular volume with sleeping and living areas and a second volume with kitchen, toilet and bathroom. At the place where previously a large glass sliding door offered access to the garden, the construction is ‘pushed’ into the side of the main volume as a new third element. The real added value is that, as desired by the client, the construction has become an integral part of the existing building. It is not an attached conservatory, but it gives the architecture a new balance as a reinforcing component for the overall appearance.

Outdoor Room
The expansion will add more than 35m2 of floor space to the house. As a result, the lay out and usage greatly improved the living room. The large zinc-clad skylights and generous windows let in a lot more light inside the house. In addition, the living room now connects directly to the covered terrace with movable slats. By opening the large sliding glass doors, one obtains easily the garden as a comfortable outdoor room with the living room. So Ruland Architects achieves a space savings that ultimately is many times greater.

The implementation started in january 2015, the work and the project was completed in mid-June 2015.