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This wild and whacky cantilevered holiday house designed by Dutch architects MVRDV has recently been completed in Suffolk. The Dutch practice was commissioned by ‘Living Architecture’ – a social enterprise that is on a mission to let people experience living in houses designed by world-class architects.
Most people only experience the work of great architects in public spaces such as airports or galleries, so by commissioning internationally renown practices to design and build these holiday homes, Living Architecture is giving everyone an opportunity to live, sleep and dream architecture!
There are four holiday homes that are now available for booking. Each one sleeps between 8 and 10 people. For about £20-£25 per person per night (based on a 4 night stay), it really is accessible – as long as you have some friends who are willing to go with you.
Our favourite design is the Balancing Barn. Partly because it’s a barn, but also because it’s simple and pure. The barn has a very rigid structure which makes the cantilever possible. The structure balances on a central concrete core and the section that sits on the ground is constructed from heavier materials than the section that floats in mid air. It’s as simple as that!
As well as looking very modern and shiny, the Balancing Barn is also an energy efficient building – highly insulated, ventilated by a heat recovery system and warmed by a ground source heat pump.
We think this is a fantastic idea and if we weren’t so busy designing big bright kitchens for family homes, cow sheds and barn conversions, we’d be there like a shot.
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