Residentie Huybens Otten

In this renovation of a detached property from the 1950s, the badly positioned rear structure was replaced with a ‘light’ aluminium mass on a concrete base, in which one side hovers over the premises and the slope down to the cellar. In order to arrive at a peaceful harmony between existing and new, a restrained syntax was chosen. This break with the existing building is accentuated by the choice of profiled aluminium sheets as siding. Owing to the narrow gauge of the profiled aluminium (15/40mm), the connotation of the industrial disappears and it lends the property its own modern character.

From the Jury:
This project comprises a modest but carefully executed extension of an existing property. The dark room stands out in a positive way due to a good application of aluminium siding which has been partially perforated. Even the detail has been implemented with care and restraint.