SODAE house

In a nature area between Amsterdam, Amstelveen and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, lies the Kostverlorenkade 1; an island measuring 1200m². Here, VMX build a 500m² house. The starting point for the concept was the perception of the landscape, the distant high buildings of the Zuid As and the Rembrandt Tower as well as the view of the aeroplanes travelling to and from Schiphol.
The living room and kitchen are arranged in a loft-like space on the first floor. The more intimate areas (bedrooms and bathrooms) are situated on the ground floor, orientated towards the garden on the backside. The basement contains an additional program such as a fitness room and a home cinema.
Strict regulations asked for a two side pitched roof. Instead, VMX turned this municipal stipulation into a tool for invention. The four sides of the basic volume are sliced in such a way that no two sides are the same. The house forms an object in the landscape where the island acts as the plinth, following the principle of the bunker – see without being seen.
Nominated for the Gouden A.A.P. 2010 (Amsterdam.Architecture.Prize.)