Dune Villa

The villa is built on a plot where dune grassland gradually gives way to sheltering woodland, a natural buffer that shaped the building's orientation and layout. Rather than imposing a flat footprint on the terrain, the architects let the house step upward in split levels that mirror the dune's own undulations.

Inside, each level offers a different relationship to the landscape: sheltered rooms on the lower, wind-protected side, and increasingly open views toward the sea as one moves up. The mezzanine, tucked beneath the roofline near a fireplace, forms the most secluded spot in the house, looking out over the dunes toward the setting sun.

BNLA Architecten was responsible for the spatial design, permitting process, contractor selection and construction supervision, delivering a 220 m² detached holiday home completed on the Zeeland coast.