Powerhouse Company

This private villa in the Netherlands is a collection of travertine blocks floating on a series of wood and stone walls.  The private program of bedrooms exist in the enclosed stone cubes, while the public functions are on the ground floor separated by a collection of walls to give a high degree of transparency.  These walls are arranged as a composition of shapes to provide the necessities of each room as well as views out to the yard.  Underground are the swimming pool, utilities, and wine cellar.  The house is based around a courtyard with a single tree.  This courtyard brings light down into the basement while also providing a connection between the separate layers.  I worked on this project from the earliest concept model through to the end of the schematic design phase.  I created many iterations of study models in foam, plaster and stone to get the proportions and materials right, made presentation models, created and managed the 3D model throughout the design, made the exploded axonometric, and rendered the final images.