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HEDGE HOUSE
W.M.J. ARETS, 1998-2001, Kasteel Wijlreweg 1, Wijlre
Hedge House / Hedge House ( W.M.J. Arets )
© 2006 Jan Derwig

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Wiel Arets

PROJECT ARCHITECT:
Bettina Kraus
Wiel Arets

BUILDING TYPE:
Museums and exhibition buildings

This private art gallery stands in the garden of Wijlre Castle. Besides the partially underground exhibition spaces the building contains an upper-floor reception area, an orchid greenhouse, an orangery, a workshop cum storage space and a chicken coop. The contours of the concrete building reflect the hedges of the adjoining garden. The exhibition rooms are strung out along a linear, ‘folded’ route which is itself part of the walking route through the garden. Much of the gallery space on the lowest level receives indirect natural lighting.