SH HOUSE

Amsterdam-based practice BaksvanWengerden Architects has completed the 'SH house', an enlargement to an existing home in a village between Haarlem and the north sea coast in Bentveld, The Netherlands. Constructed in 1932, the masonry exterioris topped with a gable roof with overhanging eaves. Appearing to continue the slope of the pitched roof, the angled sidewalls of the concrete intervention form a triangular section when viewed from the yard.The original interior was very dark and enclosed due to a compartmental organization which separated functions. Removal of theinternal partitions created an open floor plan which directs views towards the garden, framed by the white walls of the porch at the rear of the dwelling. The straight run stairway acts as a backbone to the living arrangement, connecting the ground level to the first floor and attic.