The Dune House was built by Jarmund and Vigsnæs architects for Living Architecture in England. Living Architecture is renting out vacation homes for ‘Holidays in modern architecture’. To get a planning permission it was important to relate to the existing, typical, British seaside strip of houses. The roofscape, the bedroom floor, somehow plays with the formal presence of these buildings, and while the ground floor is contrasting this by its lack of relationship to the architecture of the top floor. This architectural ambiguity of the house also addresses the programmatic difference between the private upper floor and the social ground floor. The living area and the terraces are set into the dunes in order to protect it form the strong winds, and opens equally in all directions to allow for wide views.
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May 04, 2012 · 23:22
Sehr schick, würde am liebsten einziehen :)
Jan 31, 2013 · 04:13
What a beautiful house! It has one of the most unique forms I have seen in a house in recent years. Not only that, what a view! This house reminds me of a time when I was installing some slip resistant floor plates on a front porch of a house that was made entirely of wood, with glass all around. They had an eco friendly concept going where their roof is designed to let in the sun and the wind depending on the season. The owner wanted a non slip coating on the front porch as they found it could get quite slippery during the colder seasons. That house opened my eyes to architectural possibilities. Your article has done the same.