Tilburg

This silky shining dwelling is located in an rural expansion area. At first glance this rustic laid back house does not stand out among the surrounding houses. The burnt wood subtly refers to black barns in this area.  John van Groenedaal The origin of the black-burned facade cladding technique is in Japan, where it is called Shou Sugi Ban. They use this age-old technique to make wood maintenance-free and sustainable. Burning creates a layer of carbon on the wood so that the ingress of moisture and mold is prevented.  John van Groenedaal The chamfering of the charred house follows the border of the plot. It is also oriented to the position of the sun. The entire house forms an asymmetrical sculptural play of mass and o... More

With a quick glance at this Dutch house, it will not immediately stand out. Most of the houses in the Netherlands are made in brickwork and a lot of them are orange. Taking a closer look you will discover her special characteristics. The floating carport, asymmetrical layout and the specific brickwork details ensure that this modest and sober home is everything but standard. Caption Villa Alders is situated in a new residential development in the beautiful Dutch village Waalre. The clients were inspired by the asymmetrical house RielEstate and wanted a similar designed house with the additional quality of a zero energy building. This has resulted in a playful design with flat roofs. Due to the elevated roof edges, the solar panels on... More

Clarissenhof residential complex is part of the Tilburg railway zone, where the former train depot area is being transformed into a new inner city district. The urban plan for Clarissenhof, designed by Dok architects, draws inspiration from Tilburg’s Catholic past and the monastery formerly situated on the site. An ensemble of white brick buildings are organized around a series of interconnected green courtyards and gardens. A calm oasis in the middle of the city.    Clarissenhof contains a mix of privately owned homes and affordable rental apartments. Eklund_terbeek designed two cost effective buildings containing 32 social housing units. Within the limited budget, eklund_terbeek sought to create robust volumes, character... More

This modern home is located in a rural expansion area near Tilburg. A quiet place surrounded by open meadows and fields. A few years ago, a covered terrace was designed for the previous home of these clients. This west-facing terrace is made of stucco with an interior of wood and was their favorite place of the house. They expressed the wish that this terrace should be the inspiration for the design of their new house. This eventually resulted in this dwelling with a pleated stucco framework filled with wood.The orientation of the lot was leading in the design. Since the front of the house is the west side, this would mean that the desired terrace would look out onto the street. By placing back the terrace in relation to the front facade an... More

The building accommodates vocational education and has been designed as an ensemble with the neighboring ROC on the Stappegoor Campus in Tilburg. The entrance is located on the side of the campus, which creates an omnidirectional building. It has been designed as a split-level volume surrounded by stories in different heights, allowing the various parts of the program to be accommodated in a reliable way that offers flexibility towards the future.The educational institution offers a wide variety of programs; aside from theoretical subjects, technology, the hospitality sector, health care and well-being, environmental studies, animal care, economics, trade and logistics are defining features. A continuous educational line towards intermediat... More

ArchiFolds, winner of the Creative Heroes Awards, is an innovative series of textile structures inspired by traditional Japanese folding techniques: “Embedded origami patterns afford natural movement characteristics, growth and metamorphosis” explains Samira Boon. The textile structures are the result of extensive and ongoing research by Studio Samira Boon in collaboration with TextileLab and Prof. T. Tachi from the University of Tokyo.ArchiFolds embodies Samira Boon’s vision on healthy environments as spaces that: “are flexible and dynamic like natural systems. Adaptive textiles are able to accommodate and regulate changing needs on spatial circulation, efficient energy usage and acoustic ambience.” By transla... More

This modest villa is located at the Teunisbloem (sundrops) street in the middle of Udenhout, a village nearby the city of Tilburg. The beautiful location gives a view of the church in the heart of this village, while the back is located at a rustic orchard and an inner village meadow. The objective of the design therefore was clear from the beginning; utilize as much as possible of the rural view at the rear of the house, and create a perfect sightline to the church from the kitchen. In addition, it was very important to design a life-cycle-proof home taking into account the age of the clients. Due to the sober design, the house is not too present. She is visually restrained in the surroundings as an average farm in this neighbor... More

A remarkable fusion of contemporary traditionalism and artisanal modernism The swimming pool, sauna, and hot tub are clear signs of luxury in this residence in Goirle, a municipality in the vicinity of the city of Tilburg, in the south of the Netherlands. But the comfort of this house is not only offered by these luxurious amenities, but primarily by its architecture. Villa Rotonda was designed by the young architects Pieter and Thomas Bedaux, who are continuing the tradition of the bureau in Goirle which was started in the 1930s by their grandfather Jos Bedaux and taken over by their father Peer Bedaux. Since the 1950s, the bureau has been focusing on two streams: a contemporary traditionalism and an artisanal modernism. In both area... More