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On the island of Texel in the Dutch island of Wadden, a rubber holiday house wrapped in fishing nets has been put into use. The house is shaped like a 'schapenboet', a kind of storage room. The house is built with a wooden frame. Has been rubberized and covered with colored fishing nets. The mesh is applied in two layers - the red, green and blue mesh is covered by the black mesh and divided into sections. These sections represent the cross-section of the building. Benthem Crouwel Architects designed a private client's house in the Wadden Island style.
'Schapenboeten' Texel is the largest of the Dutch Wadden Islands, an island of sheep and fishermen.The distinguishing feature of the Texel landscape are the "schapenboeten": small barns used not for sheep but for hay and tools. They were isolated in the open grassland, on the land far from the farm. has a gable roof with a beveled top and faces southwest, which is the most common wind direction. The front door is on the right, sheltered northeast of the building.
The design of the holiday home was inspired by these typical barns, but unlike the barn, the house has many windows. on both facades only on the roof. The dunes and the sea are visible, and from the bedroom you can see the endless sky.
Interior and exterior fusion The house has a simple layout, kitchen/living room, bedroom, bathroom and the toilet is located on the ground floor for sleeping, working area and storage are located on the first floor and basement. The interior is also simple: functional and bright, without distracting the outside landscape.The large glass facade of the kitchen/living area reinforces the relationship with the garden. Nature becomes an important part of the house. On this side of the building, the interior and exterior seem to blend together.

