Vincent van duysen architects golf

Knokke, a Belgian seaside village, is known for its refined white holiday homes with gabled roofs.

Situated alongside the Royal Golf Course, this permanent home for the owner and his family allows beautiful wide views across the golf course and onto its protected private gardens, designed by Martin Wirtz.

Large, whitewashed brick volumes – positioned simply within the natural green landscape – support a large thatched roof.

These primary architectural elements define the strong and modern character and expression of the house, which is an interpretation of the archetypal traditional villa in Knokke.

The massive monolithic brick volumes arrange the house spatially and functionally.

It is sometimes open to its environment with vistas to the green all around, or protected when positioned between, behind or within the massive brickwork volumes. The cement-washed bone-coloured finish links the exterior with the interior.

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