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PRIVATE HOUSE DE WIERS

J.D. DE VISSER, 1998-2006, Wiersedreef 1, Nieuwegein

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Jaco de Visser

BUILDING TYPE:
Freestanding houses


RELATED BUILDINGS:
Housing Nieuw-Vreeswijk

Built on the remnants of the De Wiers country house dating from 1654, little more than the cellars with their distinctive cross vaults, this all-new volume follows the contours of the old house exactly. In view of the limited loadbearing capacities of the cellars the new portion has a lighter structure to carry it. Sturdy timber columns and beams left exposed in the interior, look convincingly authentic. There is a restaurant in the basement, with offices on the next three levels and a loft-like residence on the top floor and in the spaces below the two saddle roofs. Between these roofs nestles an intimate patio giving onto the bedrooms. Facades and roof have a copper cladding interrupted by the occasional asymmetrically placed window.