- Mark Van Acker
Van Acker Sissau villa
‘I wanted to design a villa in which living, working, and relaxation would flow seamlessly into one another,’ says architect Mark Van Acker. The result is the Van Acker Sissau villa, which tests the boundaries between internal and external spaces with its large open areas and many panes of glass. The design is characterized by the use of the interchange between transparent and opaque materials, and as such balances on the fine line between privacy and open space.
The Van Acker Sissau villa is situated on a corner plot in the middle of the sylvan Loppem area. The residence is typified by its L-shaped floor plan, which is the consequence of the optimum configuration of the ground-floor layout in relation to the sunlight and the view. The architect chose to orient the layout of the functional rooms towards the south and west as much as possible. At the interior surface of the L-shape, the residence is completely open towards the heart of the plot, the garden. In order to make the ground floor as transparent as possible on this side, Van Acker used large panes of glass. At the external side of the L-shape, a massive wall isolates the residence from the adjacent streets.
DETAILS
The choice of detailing for this residence was also of utmost importance in terms of creating a sustainable character. For reasons of energy-efficiency, the triple chamber system CS 86-HI was selected. The frame’s insulating strips achieve U-values of down to 1.2 W/m2K, making this one of the most energy-efficient systems in the entire Reynaers range. Due to the many continuous glass surfaces and the large open spaces without many interior walls or columns, it was decided to use a steel structure for a large part of the residence. This structure is constructed of a rhythmical pattern of fine columns and HEA beams, filled in with a wooden grid. The wooden structure is filled with cellulose chips resulting in the Van Acker Sissau villa benefiting from an E-level of E42.
The fact that advisors were involved during the design process means that the finished design exudes an all-inclusiveness. Various ways of thinking about form and construction have been integrated into an energy-efficient, ‘all-in-one’ villa where living, working, and relaxing flow into one another with the greatest of ease.
Használt rendszer
Involved stakeholders
Tervező
- Mark Van Acker
Gyártó
- Lein Aluminium
Fényképész
- Debbie De Brauwer
Egyéb érdekelt fél
- Hannelore Geeraerts (Authors)