water side

20 Water villa's Leidschenveen, Leidschendam


Leidschenveen is a new housing quarter in Leidschendam (near The Hague). The housing quarter faces the green meadows of the so called 'Green Heart' of Holland.
On a site along the water we designed houses like ships along a waterfront. Because of the broad view over the meadows, we placed the living room on the first floor.
The decks (the outer space) have different levels and orientations. The lowest level is at water level which can be reached from the living room by a steel staircase. The other (sun) decks are situated on the first and second floor.
The two spans of the houses are either solid or transparent. This gives a waterfront where the terraced houses look like separate houses. The interior has a lot of dynamic space because of the height of the ceilings and the different floor levels. The heat that will be built up in the transparent span will be used by a heat pump.

Our client is: ABB Bouw en Ontwikkeling Sliedrecht