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Villa JM in North Brabant

12 Mar 2021

Villa JM – Luxury Netherlands House

Design: Powerhouse Company

Location: North Brabant, Holland, The Netherlands

Based on an elongated U-shaped floorplan, our Villa JM presents a secretive stone face to the world, revealing only a tantalizing glimpse of its inner world in the shape of its central courtyard.

Inspired by the location, an extensive wooded site in the south of the Netherlands, we discreetly positioned expanses of glass to offer our clients the best of the natural views, while closed volumes safeguard their privacy. Natural stone and wood add depth to our elementary one-story design, which pairs sober straight lines and monumental volumes with seductive curves and sinuous glass walls.

Woodland Retreat
From the road, Villa JM is a closed stone rectangle, pierced only by one large opening. This monumental opening reveals its inner courtyard garden, giving a hint of the warm interior.

By raising the entire building, including all terraces, some 40cm above ground level, we add to its monumentality and presence in the landscape, while providing the villa with several integrated terraces. The glass-walled courtyard garden translates the surrounding landscape into a domestic context. A small annex houses the bike garage, dog’s quarters and covered parking.

‘We extended the lines of our design to fit all of our clients’ spatial needs into a single story.’
– Stijn Kemper Partner at Powerhouse Company

The Lightness of Being
While the heavy stone volumes and austere straight lines recall a serene retreat, the curved lines and glass walls evoke the lightness of being. The latter emerges especially in the living room, which is bounded entirely by glass. Only one small section, detailed in the facade in richly veined marble, is closed. Simple white plaster surfaces and carefully crafted built-in furniture elements enhance the uncluttered esthetic.

‘We chose Portuguese Azul limestone for its massive dimensions and ash wood for its deep rich color.’
– Stijn Kemper Partner at Powerhouse Company

Villa JM, North Brabant, The Netherlands – Building Information

Design: Powerhouse Company
Status: Built
Timeline: 2018 – 2020
Size: 407 sqm
Client: Confidential
Province: North Brabant, The Netherlands
Typology: Interior, Living, Villa

Collaborators
Fixed furniture: Powerhouse Company
Interior styling: CdB Design – Caroline de Bruin
Landscape architect: BTL
Structural / Geotechnical engineer: Goudstikker de Vries
MEP advisor: Hoppenbrouwers
Cost consultant / Quantity surveyor: Andy Janssen Bouwkostenadvies
Contractor Interior: RMR Interieurbouw
Contractor: Van Dinther Bouwbedrijf

Project Team
Partner in charge: Stijn Kemper
Project team:
Angelo Haemers
Emma Scholten
Maarten Diederix
Rick de Lange
Anne-Ragnhild Larsen
Koen van Dungen
Gert Ververs
Bjørn Andreassen
Mitchel Veloo
Ahmad Hallak

About Powerhouse Company
Powerhouse Company is an award-winning architecture office based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Founded in 2005, it has grown into a multidisciplinary office of around 100 professionals, with international studios in Beijing, Oslo and Munich. Prizes include the Dutch Design Award, the Maaskant Prize and the AM/NAI Award.