Warmenhuizen

15 single-family dwellings
14 dwellings for the elderly
7 youth housing units

client: WoonCompagnie, Schagen
contractor: Deurwaarder, Warmenhuizen
start: 2001
completion: 2002

photos: Jeroen Musch

A project that is a blend of housing for the elderly, youth housing and single-family dwellings in a new housing development in North Holland.

The apartment complex is cut into small blocks to match the surrounding low-rise buildings. Housing for the elderly will be delivered with just a core. Great variety in layout is possible. The dwellings acquire generous patios through merging the short galleries and outdoor spaces. Youth housing consists of one large space, laid out according to their personal wishes.

The warm and cheerful wooden construction strongly contrasts with the austere repetition of one external wall opening in the brick façade..