The best, or at least very pleasant, place for an architect on hot days like this?
The renovated home of an experienced and knowledgeable installation consultant who knows what he’s talking about.
Recently, on a hot day with temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, I was on a project visit to the remodeled mid-century bungalow of clients Marianne and Jos.
The bungalow was wonderfully cool, the result of the well-insulated building envelope, natural and architectural passive shading and a carefully designed and executed installation concept that included a cooling ceiling. “Keeping a cool head” is the saying for a reason.
Even with the large windows, which let in plenty of natural light in every room and provide a view of the surrounding garden, the heating of the house remains limited with the help of the passive shades:
- the façade windows in the front facade are set back between the gable planes and wall dams, creating a kind of deep recesses;
- Above these facades are slats that keep out as much direct sunlight as possible on the triple-glass and floor inside, but allow light in and views out;
- the relocated tree in front of the large kitchen window and the retention of the trees that were already in the garden give that wonderful natural shade and shelter and accompanying coolness;
- At the rear, the original short roof overhang ensures that even here the sun does not directly invade the sleeping and working rooms during the warm months of the year;
The slats the client figured out himself based on the sunlight simulation I made for that purpose. Suppliers of slat systems indicated that an intermediate support point was required at the location of the largest roof opening to divide the length of the slats. However, that did not produce the desired picture.
Some searching and sleuthing then gave him the idea to implement the slats using as a base the same aluminum panels used for trailers and trailers. This allowed the 6.5m span to be realized in one length with lightweight, slim and stable aluminum elements.
The house is almost finished, outside the siding is still being installed and the garden redone. Inside, some yet to be installed permanent fixtures dot the beautiful interior with materials in soft and warm tones and fine details. Handsome work by Marianne based on the design of interior designer Kim de Man.
The photo was taken later in the afternoon when the sun had already turned and sunk a bit further and was shining between the slats. Their sun-protective task for the day had been accomplished by then.
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