Green-roofed brick home ‘disappears’ into the landscape

Antwerp-based mostly studio Studio Okami Architects has unveiled a style that masterfully blends a household into its encompassing landscape. Crafted into a sloped hill, the brick-clad and aptly named Sloped Villa makes use of an expansive eco-friendly roof to assist the residence “disappear” into its serene all-natural setting.

Located in an idyllic spot of Mont-de-l’Enclus in Belgium, the Sloped Villa arrived to be right after the homeowners, who ordered an expansive, sloping plot of land, met with the architects and explained their eyesight of constructing an “invisible house” into the rolling terrain. “We adore the perspective way too substantially to be constricted by predefined window measurements,” the clientele stated. “We really like the way nature shifts through the seasons on this plot. We like the tranquility … It would be mainly for the two of us having fun with the sunrise more than the valley, but make positive our 4 adult young ones can stay in excess of anytime.”

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To bring the clients’ desire to fruition, the architects arrived up with the plan to partially embed a very simple, one particular-tale quantity into the sloped landscape so that it would a little bit jut out on a single facet. With a rooftop coated in greenery, the residence “vanishes” from sight from one angle while giving unobstructed views above the valley from the other.

The ensuing 3,000-square-foot home functions a wrap-close to porch produced out of locally sourced bricks. The partitions boast ground-to-ceiling glass panels that develop a seamless connection with the outside and permit in a great deal of purely natural mild and the landscape vistas that the clients adore so a great deal.

Inside of, an open-flooring prepare helps make the most of the principal dwelling house, which characteristics a minimalist design. Through the property, neutral tones and sparse furnishings preserve the target on the views. The bedrooms are “cave-like” still however reward from sights and light-weight, and a soaking tub future to a glass wall presents an extra house to relax and unwind.

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Images by Filip Dujardin via Studio Okami Architects