This striking split-level home is set on a spacious plot along a dike, with a height difference of around three metres. That unique position was key to the design. Instead of levelling the site, the choice was made for a home that follows the natural landscape. Architect Raymond Horstman of Raymond Horstman Architecten BNA designed a house with six different living levels, spread across an impressive height difference of no less than ten metres.
Material and texture play an important role in the façade design. The exterior walls are finished with elongated, nuanced bricks, laid in a random bond and bonded with adhesive. Their shape enhances the building’s horizontal lines, while the subtle variations in colour create a lively and contemporary appearance.
The exterior is further defined by vertically applied Platowood Fraké in a dark finish. This wood pairs beautifully with the almost black aluminium window frames and the dark ceramic roof tiles. Together, they form a strong and cohesive whole, where contrast, rhythm and durability reinforce one another.
The Platowood Fraké cladding is finished in Color RAL9004.
