L03
Residential
Dune House
A low concrete house half-buried in the dunes, shaped by the wind and the protected grass around it.
L03
Residential
Dune House
A low concrete house half-buried in the dunes, shaped by the wind and the protected grass around it.
Location
Texel, NL
Completed
2018
Typology
Private residence
Area
320 m²
Client
Private client
Section A–A
Approach
Brief, concept, build
How the project came together, in three steps.
Section A–A
Approach
Brief, concept, build
How the project came together, in three steps.
Brief
A holiday house in a protected dune landscape, visible from nowhere and open to the sea.
A holiday house in a protected dune landscape, visible from nowhere and open to the sea.
Concept
The house sits in a hollow between two dunes. A sand-coloured concrete shell shelters one long room facing the sea.
The house sits in a hollow between two dunes. A sand-coloured concrete shell shelters one long room facing the sea.
Build
Built in winter to avoid the breeding season, with the dune grass replanted by hand.
Built in winter to avoid the breeding season, with the dune grass replanted by hand.
Written by
Tomás Ribeiro
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