V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House

At a glance

Project by: Pasel.Künzel Architects
Location: Leiden, Netherlands
Program: Private house

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V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House (Pasel.Künzel Architects)

© Marcel van der Burg

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	V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House © Marcel van der Burg View project image
	V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House © Marcel van der Burg View project image
	V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House © Marcel van der Burg View project image
	V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House © Marcel van der Burg View project image
	V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House © Marcel van der Burg View project image
	V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House © Marcel van der Burg View project image
	V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House © Marcel van der Burg View project image
	V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House © Marcel van der Burg View project image
	V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House © Marcel van der Burg View project image
	V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House © Marcel van der Burg View project image
	V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House © Marcel van der Burg View project image
	V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House © Marcel van der Burg View project image
	V12K0102 30 Running Metre of House © Marcel van der Burg View project image
	Model © Pasel.Künzel Architects View project image
	Drawings © Pasel.Künzel Architects View project image

Architect's statement

With their V12K0102 residence pasel. kuenzel architects created a remarkable project on an almost triangular building plot, the remnant of an inner city housing block.

On a 30 metre long one-storey high base, two building volumes were placed on opposite side, one being the ‘children’s house’ and the other serving as the ‘house of the parents’. The two parts facing each other allow for visible eye contact, but are furthermore physically separated.

Collective spaces for living, dining and playing are situated on the ground floor, meandering around two intimate courtyards and establishing an immediate relation between ‘life inside and outside’, an oasis in the city.

Towards the city, the introvert house reveals his inner life by only two gigantic glass panes that also permit the characteristic Dutch light to reach deep into the museum like spaces.