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Folding Walls, Patio Single Family Houses

"The 'Folding the Wall' proposal seeks to colonize the space between built elements, gardens, garages, storage spaces and nature by using a 'flexible' element." says Casanova + Hernandez Architects on the design for single family houses.

By: Casanova + Hernandez Architects

Architecture-Page | Folding Walls, Patio Single Family Houses by Casanova + Hernandez Architects
Photograph by John Marshall.

Project Details

  • Programme: Patio Single Family Houses
  • Plot Surface: 2.664 m2
  • Buildings Surface:611 m2
  • Location: Groningen
  • Client: Nijestee Vastgoed
  • Constructor: Bam Wilma BY
  • Engineers: Dijkhuis
  • Installations: J.P. Van Der Weele
  • Budget: Euro 655,300
  • Principal Architects: Helena Casanova, Jesus Hernandez
  • Collaborators: Thomas Vooges, Hung Tran, Judith Hernandez, Daniel Forteza Rey, Sophie Pfeiffer, Paul Verhoeff
  • Date Of Completion: 2005

Words from the designer

"Within an enclosed intimate urban courtyard (near the downtown area), limited by detached housing and a green area, three freestanding "patio-villas" and a small playground area had to be built."

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