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Molenplein housing

Tony Fretton Architects, Den Helder, 2012

 

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Canalside terrace of houses in Den Helder on the North Sea coast of Holland

The terrace occupies a strip of land facing the dockyard across the Werfkanaal on one side and the smaller Helders Kanaal on the other.

Three-storey houses face towards the dockyard with compact, two-storey houses on the other side and private gardens placed between.

The facades are in a white-pointed, rose-coloured brick that blends well with the existing colours of the neighbouring dockyard. Some have been painted white.

As with many similarly-scaled Dutch housing projects, the houses are offered to residents as shells that have fixed service risers, carefully positioned fenestration and staircases that provide a wide range of possible internal room configurations.

Data

  • Begun: Dec 2008
  • Completed: Jan 2012
  • Floor area: 2,300m2
  • Sector: Residential
  • Total cost: £4.1M
  • Address: Den Helder, Netherlands

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