IJburg House by Kirsten Gabriels and James Webb

IJburg House by the architects Kirsten Gabriels and James Web is a freestanding villa on the new island of IJburg provides for a family to live both independently or together. The two story house with children’s room, kitchenette and bathroom in the lower ground, and can be accessed from the street.

The upper level contains the parents’ studio space, bedroom and bathroom. The internal levels are demarcated in the façade with white bands and horizontally laid western red cedar boards further striate the volume.

The house is transparent from the street to the canal with the main front and back façades of full height glazing. All walls perpendicular to the street are solid timber clad surfaces. A clear demarcation of the house‘s internal levels are revealed in the façade with white bands. Horizontally laid western red cedar boards further striate the volume.

The entrance façade consists of a large full height glass door and an art piece by Amsterdam artist Yvonne Kroese. The lasercut steel panel features creatures found on and around IJburg and houses the letter box and other entrance hardware.

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