Layered Black House - Ypenburg, The Hauge

Here in Ypenburg, a new suburb of The Hague - capital city of the provence of Shoth Holland, Netherlands (the world, the universe etc etc) - there is a funny looking house, that is black, and stacked like jenga blocks. Designed by BBVH Architects who are based in Rotterdam (que song: this could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome... you don't know the song?) for the owner of the villa who owns a furniture company - this could explain the couch, I really like that couch.

“This modern villa, design by Rotterdam based architecture studio BBVH Architecten, is located in a new suburb of Den Haag and designed for the owner of a furniture company. The dynamic architecture is characterized by it’s dark colors and large cantilevering terraces. Oriented at the waterfront, the house is designed to enjoy the view of the surroundings.

The house is built with a steel structure around a concrete core, and filled with lightweight prefab timber exterior walls. This allows the terraces to cantilever 3 meters. Used materials are gray glass fibre reinforced concrete panels in combination with an anthracite plaster. The ceiling under the cantilevering terraces is finished with a warm brown wooden cladding.

Contrasting the dark exterior is a bright white interior with spacious rooms. The ground floor has a modern open kitchen and a large living room overlooking the water. Three children’s bedrooms and a bathroom are located on the first floor, with access to a large terrace. The master bedroom with bathroom and walk-in closet is located at the top floor, connected to a private terrace to enjoy the evening sun.”