Villa Waalre

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Project Location

Waalre, The Netherlands

Year of Completion

2018

Building Type

Residential

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Russell Jones

Student Author

Tian Lan

Archived Year

12-16-2018

Climate

Marine West Coast Climate

Application

Concrete Form and Interior Surface

Material and its Properties

Fundamental to the project was the decision to reflect the textural quality of the bark of the fir trees on the site in the primary building material. Titanium dioxide enhanced white reinforced concrete, which forms all exterior and interior vertical surfaces, is imprinted with the texture and silhouette of roughly sawn fir boards, in a module of 150mm. This module is continued in all exterior and interior joinery elements, which are crafted from similar fir board to those used as the concrete formwork.

Architect Website

http://russelljones.net/

Other Sources

https://www.archdaily.com/898866/villa-waalre-russell-jones

Environmental Response

Fundamental to the project was the decision to reflect the textural quality of the bark of the fir trees on the site in the primary building material. In this way, the new architecture takes advantage of key natural features, creating a specific and special exterior and interior relationship with the environment.

Recommended Citation

Russell Jones, "Villa Waalre" (2018). Building Case Studies. 346.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/346