KvD House by Grosfeld van der Velde Architects
Grosfeld van der Velde Architects have completed the KvD House in Breda, The Netherlands.
Full description after the photos….










House KvD by Grosfeld van der Velde Architects
House KvD is located in the woods of Teteringen, close to Breda. Important, from the residents point of view, was to experience the green environment in a most intense way. This ambition has formed the main concept of the building: A house that feeds in between the trees, giving every arbitrary movement a surprising perspective on the forest. The square-shaped volume keeps you, while moving through the building, in constant contact with the environment.
The square, that’s partly lifted by piles, embraces an open courtyard on which the entrance is situated. The living rooms are located on ground zero, the bedrooms are lifted and provided with horizontal orientated windows. The framework, situated on the outside of the building, are filtering direct incoming sunlight and give a beautiful ‘cut out’ view of the forest. They also intensify the sculptural characteristic of the volume. The façade is made of vertically placed black stained wooden parts. The subtle details in combination with shape and material make the house modern, but also reserved in it’s afforested environment.
Visit the website of Grosfeld van der Velde Architects – here.
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Michael M on 14 Dec 2009 at 5:55 am #
Please, no shots of empty houses. What is the point?
Dave on 14 Dec 2009 at 6:44 am #
The architecture is the point.
Maybe 1% of the houses we feature are empty, I think you’ll survive.
rcee on 14 Dec 2009 at 7:10 am #
nice and spacious wish there were shots of the upper floor
sg on 14 Dec 2009 at 8:23 am #
questionable furnishings need not apply…
Kevin Williams on 14 Dec 2009 at 8:33 am #
It’s not empty, it’s spartan; you can *clearly* see a sofa in the living area.
All joking aside, the spaces are lovely and lend themselves to a lot of possibilities for furnishings — but I can’t help but think that white was perhaps not the best choice of floor colourings; it makes the interior seem hospital-sterile compared to the wood-clad exterior (and probably isn’t very practical from a maintenance standpoint either; I’d like to see how the floor looks after 5 years of continuous use)
PB on 14 Dec 2009 at 9:22 am #
Very nice. I like the Villa Savoye references.
Marc Seguin on 14 Dec 2009 at 9:43 am #
Thank you Dave!
I love empty houses to really appreciate the architectural work. Leave the interior design out, especially with a superb house like this one!
Chris on 14 Dec 2009 at 11:23 am #
It doesn’t seem much like a house design to me, more of office space with the color choices. I like the form of the house on the exterior, but it just doesn’t do it for me on the interior (As always, just personal opinion..and from the description of what the clients wanted, it definitely intensifies the views of the landscape) Also, the courtyard area looks unfinished (not sure if its intentional or still not finished yet).
Patrick on 14 Dec 2009 at 11:31 am #
Quite the minimalist, I like it.
TJ on 14 Dec 2009 at 11:53 am #
Its not empty in Picture #2. So whats up? Did they remove all feeling of life for the rest of the photos?
maathieu on 14 Dec 2009 at 6:40 pm #
i think funiture makes the house, i understand people wants to see and apreciate the architecture but with out funiture it look incomplete……………nice house tho
Jon on 14 Dec 2009 at 11:03 pm #
Amazing views outside. Seemingly great spaces that I’m sure would work very well upon being furnished.
Oliver on 15 Dec 2009 at 9:48 pm #
great … the huge windows are wonderful – like it!
Andy on 16 Dec 2009 at 1:12 am #
i agree it is nice to see a house furnished, but unfurnished is all the better to fantasise about how I could furnish it
Michael on 18 Dec 2009 at 9:52 am #
I’m with Dave; the architecture is the point. And it appears as though the house is *partly* furnished, which explains the presence of furnishings in some rooms and not others.
I too wonder about the choice for all-white interior. The “sterility” doesn’t bother me, but rather the choice to frame the forest views in a stark visual contrast rather than use homogenous materials to seamlessly tie the indoors and outdoors together. Maybe it looks great in the snow…
lui on 22 Dec 2009 at 8:56 pm #
As a sculpture which is what architecture should be,its a little boring.
Not a very nice composition it seems to need a focal point. Maybe one more choice of materials to create a more interesting balance between them
Rosie on 23 Dec 2009 at 10:39 pm #
When I first looked at one of the pictures, I was thinking, Wow, that’s a pretty empty room. :p
Anyway, not bad at all. That living room looks massive.