W.I.N.D. House by UNStudio
Flower Power
The Netherlands is famous for its flowers and also for its great design, so it is perhaps appropriate that Amsterdam-based UNStudio would design a house in the province of North Holland that somewhat resembles a flower.
The W.I.N.D. house is a contemporary family home in an idyllic location fronted by open fields and backed by woodland. In order to maximise the views and to optimise circulation between the different zones, the architects designed a house with four flower petal-like wings radiating from a central open staircase. The gently curving facades of the petals are glazed in front to showcase the view and clad in patterned tiles at the back to provide privacy. Thanks to this clever layout the interior spaces are well delineated and yet flow into each other with ease and fluidity. The house is built to high standards of sustainability and automation with waste heat recovery, solar panels and a state-of-the-art system which puts the control of all electrical and mechanical installations at the touch of a touchscreen pad.
This is a very modern and welcoming house which puts the needs of its inhabitants first and foremost; great design which will no doubt last the test of time.
Links
http://www.unstudio.com/projects/the-wind-house
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