Villa Rotterdam
Villa conversion and extension

Ooze Architects was commissioned to carry out the conversion of this detached Rotterdam house. The house had been extended several times since its first construction, resulting in highly inefficient and unusable interior spaces, and a disconnection from the stunning natural context of the house.

Ooze translated the owners desire to address these issues, and recycle the 'soul' of the house, by transforming it in an unusual way. The pre-defined maximum envelope of the house (from the zoning plan) formed the guideline for a new skin that wraps around the old house and shapes new spaces for inhabitation.

Beyond style or architectural aesthetic, the aim was to engage in a process of rediscovery of the vernacular, to introduce a dialogue between the old and preserved and the new, and to explore a new language which reinterprets the old.

Location

Rotterdam, NL

Area

500 m2

Year

2010

Client

Private

Team

Eva Pfannes, Sylvain Hartenberg, Rene Sangers, Eloka Som, Maartje Franse, Florian de Visser

Photography

Jeroen Musch, Ooze

Status

Realised

Notes

Building Consultant: BOUWHAVEN (Ruud Ghering, Corstiaan Verschoor, Jasper Martens). Engineer: Pieters Bouwtechniek (Jaap Dijks). Main Contractor: DB Bouw BV (Miel Bregman). Production drawings: Bouwbreed BV (Ad van den Bosch)

Recent news

Oct '12 Nomination for Architectuurprijs 2012, Rotterdam

Jan '11 OOZE published in the Volkskrant

Oct '10 Villa Rotterdam, Lenotec Super structure completed

Publications

Dec '12 Architectures à Vivre

Aug '11 ICON

Mar '11 AWM, #40

Mar '11 C3, #319

Jan '11 Volkskrant

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The villa was composed of an eclectic set of buildings: An original building from the early 20th century, a first extension built in 1991 mirroring the house and tripling the areas of it, and a 2003 remodelling to add 3 rooms and several facilities just before the current owner moved in.

"The new and old come together, in fact they are melted together. The old does not disappear, it is enhanced, and all shapes of the original are still there. The new reacts to it and explodes the space, and creates an interesting expression. Everything has its value and all shapes have a reason." (Client)

"An openness in both parties, architect and client, was necessary to make the project more special and more stunning. We went together through an incredible process and the project is the result of this. Both the recycling of the structure and the process can be seen as a sign of the times that will make it into a landmark." (Client)

Villa Rotterdam Villa conversion and extension

Villa Rotterdam
Villa conversion and extension