Sustainable Timber Extension

Sustainable Timber Extension

by Bas Vogelpoel Architecten

This project adds a sustainable side and rear extension to a family home in Abcoude, transforming a standard through-lounge house into a villa with a more varied orientation. The addition is built in timber construction with matching bronze-anodised aluminium window frames, creating a warm, natural counterpoint to the original brick facade. Inside, light oak herringbone flooring and vertical wood panelling continue the material palette, while a soft grey kitchen with a veined marble backsplash anchors the new living space. Large glass sliding doors blur the line between interior and garden.

The extension wraps around the existing house, pushing outward at the side to free up a larger footprint for the rear addition. This strategy allowed the architects to reorient the ground floor, opening it up to multiple garden views rather than the single frontal outlook typical of the original dwelling.

Timber cladding in a warm, light tone wraps the new volume, set against bronze-toned aluminium window frames that tie the addition visually to the existing brickwork without mimicking it. Inside, the material story continues with herringbone oak flooring, slatted wood wall panels, and a restrained, pale kitchen finished in stone.

Full-height glazing along the garden-facing walls draws daylight deep into the plan and keeps the planted courtyard constantly in view, reinforcing the connection between the rebuilt interior and its surroundings.

Location
Abcoude
Type
Extension
Scope
Renovation
Style
Contemporary

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Bas Vogelpoel Architecten