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In the house in Rossum a spacious effect is created
with the sides of the top floor sloping under a 45º angle. This allows
for more light on the ground floor through the roof lights, that form the
lower parts of the otherwise tiled roofs, also with a 45º angle.
Normally those edges of roof spaces are dusty useless corners. Now, with
the sloping floor as sides of the roof, it allows for the light to enter deep into the house. Also
taking in the warmth of the sunshine it makes the house into a passive solar
system.
The sloping roof sides are related to the vernacular of the local
farmhouses, that have such parts at the end of the barn for the storage of
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The cross sections show very much the structure of
the design. Structure is meant both in the sense of construction as well
as a systematic connection between meaningful elements. The elements
repeat but take different functions. That way flexibility is created
within the floor plan. We can see the house as a super structure, as a superposition
of its parts, the spatial elements.
The section to the right is over the carport and upstairs bathroom
and shows the typical top floor space concept. Most to the right is the
main entrance.
Section to the left is taken over the hall. That is an open space with
only a bridge connecting the two sleeping compartments. The stairs lead to
the bridge.
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