Jos Blom & Tim Piët: Holiday Home Transport, KHM26 Pikmeer Grouw

On the boarders of the Frisian lake Pikmeer near Grouw Dutch architects Tim Piët and Jos Blom (formerly know as FLATarchitects) designed KHM26, a holiday home for a private client. With its vast meadows on one side and the openness of the lake on the other, the house is provided with a panoramic view all around. The compact and clear design enforces this grand view. The house is characterized by its large glass facades and a tough cover of weathering or Corten steel. A concrete core organizes the floor-plan on the inside and emphasizes the entrance on the outside. Due to its natural and raw appearance the holiday home settles in the rugged beauty of its surroundings.

One of the consequences of the unique location at the edge of the lake was that the building site was hard to reach for construction. Therefore it was decided to build the house elsewhere. This way it became possible to assure a high quality construction. Furthermore this had beneficial effects on the construction costs and hindrance on the sensitive location.
Finally, the 240 tons weighing house was shipped to its last destination in a spectacular manner.

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