Woonhuis PPML

Venlo
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By creating a split-level design for this building, diederendirrix met the urban development plan stipulation that the living floor be eighty centimetres above ground level. Because the second floor is half a storey higher than the living floor, the space created underneath is enough to extend the driveway to the next street at the back of the garden. The split level means the interior space moves diagonally upwards to the following level. The diagonal lines, together with the light falling in from higher levels, accentuate the length of the interior and the vertical connections. Protection from the full sun is provided to the workspace and master bedroom via the use of wide frames around the living and mezzanine floors. The same function is served by the glass slats on the top floor which contains the bedrooms and bathrooms. The facade is made of two sizes of brick. The house is mostly closed on the street side and opens out to a south-facing garden.