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Inside-out

peepbox to live in

Wassenaar, The Netherlands

rchitect and founder of cepezed, Jan Pesman, designed a villa

in Meijendel for himself and his wife, and also for their
Agrandchildren. It is a typical cepezed building of steel and
glass. Due to its reflection, it almost dissolves in the lush surroundings.

architectural principles:
The side table next to architect Jan Pesman's settee holds a pair of
binoculars. It is the settee of Jan’s new home - the second he disigned
himself. The first house the cepezed co-founder designed for himself
stands in Delft. It largely reflects cepezed's architectural principles: set of
parts, modular, efficient, glass and steel, grey and black. Jan's new house
in the dunes on the edge of Wassenaar, echoes these principles as well.
Only this time, the floor plan is even more focused on what happens
outside: swaying pine tops, a jay on a dune, the occasional deer.

furniture elements:
The house is a rectangular volume perpendicular to the road. It
bridges a height difference of one storey to the rear. The entrance
is located at the end near the road, next to the garage. The floor
above contains a study, guest room and a living room with open-
plan kitchen, which opens onto the garden. Above this is another
floor. The living functions - complete with part of the kitchen and
bathrooms, installation shafts, toilets, cupboards and a folding bed -
are contained in large 'furniture' elements, as Pesman calls the loose
volumes in the interior. The façades consist of steel and glass.

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