A Cor-Ten Steel Home Rocks Heavy Metal Vibes in the Netherlands
A multidisciplinary team turns an early 1900s garage in Utrecht into an artful home made of wood, brick, and Cor-Ten steel.
A multidisciplinary team turns an early 1900s garage in Utrecht into an artful home made of wood, brick, and Cor-Ten steel.
When Roland Manders and Hanne Caspersen asked their friend and frequent collaborator architect Marnix van de Meer, of Zecc Architecten, to help convert a 1900s garage in the Wittevrouwen neighborhood of Utrecht into their dream home, they didn’t know the end result would be as much a sculpture as it is a house.
Zecc Architecten and their clients Roland Manders and Hanne Caspersen transformed an early 1900s garage into a 1,000-square-foot home in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Stijn Poelstra for Zecc Architecten
Roland, a steel artist at Staalstudio in Utrecht, and Hanne, a designer, searched the city for more than a year, looking for an affordable property they could tailor to their needs. "The garage was in a poor condition, but we knew we could make it what we wanted," Roland says.
The three-story home features a front facade clad with Cor-Ten steel that both blends into—and departs from—the traditional brick facades around it.
Stijn Poelstra for Zecc Architecten
The couple maintained the garage’s ground floor, and the brick walls on either side. Above the ground level, they added two additional floors, framing them with timber. They recreated the rear facade with cement boards, which they finished with pale gray plasterwork. And when it came to the front facade, they looked to van der Meer and Zecc Architecten.
The Cor-Ten steel, now a bright orange-brown tone, will patina over time, lending a dynamic quality to the artful home.
Stijn Poelstra for Zecc Architecten
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