{"id":10111,"date":"2026-06-22T10:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=10111"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:21:29","slug":"unknown-architects-sinks-timber-cabin-into-dune-filled-dutch-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/unknown-architects-sinks-timber-cabin-into-dune-filled-dutch-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Unknown Architects sinks timber cabin into dune-filled Dutch island"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dutch studio Unknown Architects<\/a> has completed House on a Dune, a holiday cabin<\/a> on the island of Terschelling with lofty, timber-lined interiors that frame panoramic views of the surrounding sand plains and scrubland.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 180-square-metre holiday home<\/a> is located in Midsland an Zee, a dune-backed village in Terschelling that is a popular spot for holiday homes, many of which date back to the 1960s.<\/p>\n

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Unknown Architects has completed a holiday home on the island of Terschelling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unknown Architects<\/a> drew on the form of these single-storey, gabled cabins for House on a Dune, expanding their volume by digging out a basement level and using a more contemporary palette of pale brick and cross-laminated timber (CLT).<\/p>\n

It is the second holiday home on the island by the Amsterdam-based studio, which previously completed the nearby House in the Dunes.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Its form draws on nearby gabled cabins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Most important was to make the building fit within its context,” founding partner Keimpke Zigterman told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“This means that it architecturally tries to relate to the existing original holiday homes from the 1960s \u2013 simple one-story buildings with a gabled roof, brickwork and red roof tiles,” he added.<\/p>\n

\"Interior
Pale brick and cross-laminated timber were used for the structure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In order to create a sense of scale in the home while maintaining a low profile, a basement level was dug out to contain House on a Dune’s bedrooms.<\/p>\n

This allowed the ground floor of the cabin to be entirely given over to the living, kitchen and dining areas, which sit beneath sloping, CLT-lined ceilings punctured with skylights.<\/p>\n

This exposed timber defines the interior of House on a Dune, alongside concrete floors and contrasting, bright red-stained plywood used for the kitchen units and counter.<\/p>\n