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A house whose heart is a machine, a variable and changing architectural space. A constant dialogue between interior and exterior. Do not miss the plans of the project! Exterior view. Courtesy of OMA. Photography Courtesy of OMA. Photography Courtesy of Petra Blaisse. Photography Hans Werlemann. Interior view. Photography courtesy of OMA. Photography courtesy of Petra Blaisse. Ground floor plan. First floor plan. Second floor plan. Image Petra Blaisse.

Detail of the curtains. View from interior. Read more Read less. View more images View less images. Metalocus recommends. More information. Rem Koolhaas Team. Our selection. OMA's half building by one painting. Editorial GG. Subscribe to our newsletter. We use cookies to make your reading a better experience. By accepting or closing this banner you agree to the use of cookies. I accept. A strategically placed circular window allows the owner to choose the views out to the garden, courtyard and the city as she moves around the space.

The large net filters the view and the harsh sunlight, creating an extra in-between space on the terrace. The top floor is semi-transparent, covered on both sides by a large facade punctured with portholes that light up the bedrooms.

These round windows created an opportunity for Inside Outside to fabricate curtains that respond to the specific architectural conditions. White lacquer patches, lined with gold faux leather floating on a canvas of white voile cover the windows and softly reflect a golden glow on the interior wall. It was in light of this unfortunate incident that the couple approached Rem Koolhas and his team in , to design a complex house, unlike the ordinary that would define their world by breaking free from their former lives in the medieval city.

Hence came into existence a dynamic house of variable architectural spaces with a machine at its heart. This platform was constructed, not to act merely as an elevator for vertical circulation, but to serve as a room of its own entity or become a part of the surrounding spaces.

Intended as office space for the husband of the family, with access to books and a wine cellar, the elevator transitions from the kitchen or living room at the lower level to the bedroom on the topmost floor, while being subjected to transformations as required.

Alternating between opaqueness and transparency, the house has achieved varying levels of privacy and distinctive interactions with the surrounding landscape on each floor.

Additionally, the internal spatial relationships at every level are cleverly articulated by the use of curtains to signify the associated functions of the spaces. The ground floor or the first level which is sunken into the landscape contains the most private spaces of the house.