Project Name

Villa X

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Project Location

Brabant, Netherlands

Year of Completion

2017

Building Type

Residential

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Barcode Architects

Student Author

Ruizhu Han

Archived Year

12-16-2018

Climate

Marine west coast climate

Application

Exterior

Material and its Properties

The house comprises a simple elongated form, which maximises sun exposure for the two long facades. These glazed walls, which frame the building’s main living spaces, folds inwards at the front and back, creating small pockets of shelter facing both sides of the garden.

Other Sources

https://www.dezeen.com/2017/09/13/villa-x-barcodearchitects-

dutch-house-windows-protrude-inwards-outwards/

Recommended Citation

Barcode Architects, "Villa X" (2017). Building Case Studies. 368.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/368