Designed by Amsterdam-based architects HofmanDujardin, the Villa Tonden was designed as an escape from the rush of the city. Situated in the pine woods of Tonden, Netherlands, the home is wood clad and is composed of three archetypal house-shaped forms. Each volume holds a specific zone of the program accompanied with generous glazing to allow full view of the surrounding landscape.
The entrance hall is connected to the main living space. Two large glass sliding doors open up to an east and west terrace creating connectivity between the interior and exterior environments. The master bedroom and private bathroom also utilize a large window for views to the outside and the children's bedroom houses four built-in bunk bed nooks.
Moreover, the home also has two additional guest bedrooms in the attic, both fit with a skylight, building on the design team's concept of connectivity with the outdoor surroundings.
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I wonder how the roof detailing handles the roof / wall intersection and deals with the water and snow drifting.
wood cladding as rain-screen and the entire exterior substrate surface covered in 2-ply mod roofing membrane. I am more worried about the centre roof valley.
Average snowfall is in the area of 3-4 inches, in December.
I like the clever photography, but you zoom in close enough you can see what appears to be a separation at the valley, perhaps a membrane gutter/slope to a drain?
https://weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-precipitation-Rainfall-inches,tonden-gelderland-nl,Netherlands
That's rain and snow combined, in 2019 there were 3 or 4 days in total for the entire year with a little snowfall in the Netherlands, and when it snowed it often didn't even freeze...So far in 2020 no snow.
Interesting. I wasn't aware the climate in the Netherlands was so similar in precip as the high desert here in western Colorado. I assumed the project has some type of internal gutter at the roof valley which I'm still unsure about it's longevity - especially the sealants and adhesives. I'm probably worrying too much though and being biased because where I practice this wouldn't work due to the high summer temps (100F) that tend to 'melt' details like that.
There should be some hidden internal gutter at the valley to get rid of the water, but I'm sure they did their best to hide it, it wouldn't just run off. It's a really mild sea climate, with summers getting hotter (though 100F is very exceptional) and drier and winters milders and wetter (rain, not snow) all due to changing climate. Used to be able to skate on the canals here every couple of winters or so, now very rarely.
It's not uncommon in the Netherlands to do something like that:
https://www.search.nl/#!conten...
Or
House Bierings by Rocha Tombal
https://www.archdaily.com/3673...
They basically wrap the thing in epdm rubber and cover it with slats I believe, and there will be hidden gutters obviously. We don't need to worry about snow drifting, thank you gulf stream (and climate change).
and apply coatings to the wood every 2 years?
It is usually applied untreated I think, like with western red cedar that turns greyish, or something like platowood/thermowood.
Rather cool stuff! Thanks for the links!
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