Tiny Holiday Home by i29

Dutch firm i29 interior architects and Chris Collaris have collaborated to design a tiny holiday home in the middle of nature at the Vinkeveense Plassen, near Amsterdam.

The tiny home has a footprint of only 55 m2 (592 sq. ft.), yet the interior feels spacious due to the all around panoramas to the surrounding landscape.

Designed for a family of four, the house features a living room, a kitchen, dining room, three bedrooms, one full bathroom, one powder room, and a patio.

The layout is developed from the inside-out, the smart arrangement of functions make use of every cm2. Situated on a elongated island plot close to the lake, the positioning of the building volume is related to the views of the surrounding water and the orientation on the sun.

By dividing the volume into four parts, the panoramic views and the invading sunlight become very specific. On the outside the diversity in size and the interconnected positioning create a sculptural image, looking different from every angle.

In order to intensify this sculptural quality, all facades have a minimal design with invisible roof endings and window frames detailled behind the wood facade. All volumes have big windows or sliding doors which can be opened completely to fully merge the inside with the outside.

On the inside, the dimensions and ceiling heights of the different volumes clearly articulate the separate area’s and functions in the house. Long sightlines crossing the outside patio provide a visual connection.

By opening up large sliding doors of the patio the volumes of the kitchen and living are physically connected.

Custom furniture and integrated cabinets accentuate the graphical quality on the inside.

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We made use of simple materials like natural oak wooden panels -or stained black to combine with the rough pinewood facade- and a continuing polished concrete floor. We strived for a design strategy in which architecture and interior come together in a model combination.

– i29 interior architects

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Each volume has its own program. By linking interior components to the architecture and vice versa, the result is a high quality project not dependent of expensive materials or technical show.

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Making quality projects is, in our opinion, not always ‘the bigger the better’. With simple yet smart interventions this project is of the highest standard and at the same time energy efficient, eco-friendly, and built with a small footprint. In this sense it’s a model example of a tiny house; smart, comfortable but with no consessions to quality in both the interior and architectural design; small is beautiful.

– i29 interior architects

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Facts
Design: i29 interior architects & Chris Collaris
Floor area: 75m2
Location: Vinkeveen, Netherlands
Photography: Ewout Huibers
Construction architecture: Hagoort bouw B.V.
Construction interiors: Simon Sintenie
Structural engineer: Vissers & Vissers B.V.
Landscape design: De Zilverlinde & Frank Heiligers
Landscape and Nautical construction: Marcel Zaal