Villa Rotterdam II

Ooze Architects created the Villa Rotterdam II from an existing home that had been incrementally added to over previous decades. The goal was to keep the “soul” of the existing home, while still transforming it into one new, logical whole. Prefabricated wood triangles that directly reference the old roof were used to intuitively create folds and facets that would benefit the interior space. The exterior form references traditional Dutch farms through the use of sedum green roofs and black sustainably-sourced ACCOYA planks. The resulting transition between the new architecture and the old soul of the house happens gradually as one ascends through the structure.

Tags: ACCOYA, Netherlands, Ooze Architects, Villa Rotterdam II, architects, architecture, green, residential

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Comment by Critic with a T-square™ on April 11, 2012 at 2:09pm: The author writes: "The goal was to keep the “soul” of the existing home, while still transforming it into one new, logical whole."

Is "logical" meant ironically here? Triangular windows each of a different size, building planes that are neither wall nor roof, rooms of irregular shapes... the architect here is purposefully eschewing logic! It looks to us less like "keeping the soul" of the house and more like making fun of it. This is no attempt to make a "logical whole," or if it is, well...they can always try again next time...