Ben Van Berke and his wife, Caroline Bos are the co-founders
of UN Studio, and together they have developed an inclusive concept of architecture
that incorporates designers, engineers and specialists in various relevant
disciplines to collaborate on large- scale, ambitious projects.
Ben Van Berke has a wife and one daughter, so the design of
the house will need to accommodate the needs of the three members of the
family. The design of the house will have to be one that is based on structure
and function, particularly emphasizing on how it gives people an atmosphere to
function. A lot of thought will be put on how certain spaces in the house will
allow each member of the family to perform certain tasks and function.
Ben Van Berkel is particularly fascinated in drawing and
painting. He is intrigued by the use of colour in architecture because by using
colour he feels it can change the impression that a building makes. An art
studio/ space would be particularly fitting for Van Berkel to create artworks
and plan his architecture. The design will have a lot
of natural lighting, so big windows and skylights will be incorporated into the
studio/ space.
“I am obsessed about public construct, public conditions and
how they separate from private” this quote form Van Berkel is important in
considering how to separate the public and private spaces in the house.
Ben Van Berkel has once said in an interview that he thinks
the living room used to be the most important meeting place in a house- as a
semi- public, semi- private space. Now the kitchen
has taken over that function as the kitchen is big
enough for visitors to gather when entertaining. In his own kitchen, Van
Berkel has a sofa. The reason for this is that together with his wife and
daughter he can sit back and enjoy each others company while on of them cooks.
The bedrooms will also be grouped together to
further emphasize the separation of public and private spaces in the house. The
bedrooms will be put together to maintain a degree of privacy. The guest
bedrooms and family member bedrooms will be slightly separated (different end
of the corridors) to give guests and family members privacy and space between
each other.
Room List:
·
Kitchen
o
Double wall oven
o
2 bowl sink
o
Island benchtop with free standing range
hood
o
Walk-in pantry if possible
·
Living
room
o Fireplace
·
Dining
room
·
Informal family area
·
Art
Studio
·
Studio
/workshop
o For drawing and art
projects, music etc.
·
Library
·
Study
room
·
Master
bedroom with walk in robe and ensuite
·
Bedroom
1
o A bathroom
associated with these two bedrooms
o Bath and separate
shower
· Guest
bathroom
. Guest bedroom
. Guest bedroom
·
WC
·
Laundry
(sufficient to do
washing, ironing, etc inside the room)
·
Garage
(2 cars)
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