Duintuin
Duintuin is a garden design for a residence in the North Holland village of Groet. The village occupies a special location between the open polder landscape and the dunes. This transition is reflected in the garden, where landscape and architecture merge into a single, cohesive design.
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Location
Groet, NLYear
2020-ongoing -
Garden design, a pavilion and a house extension
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Landscape / Architecture
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Private
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ABT
Jules Doc
Starre Advies
De Bloeimeesters
Tjaden -
Design lead
Eric Frijters
Olv KlijnProject lead
Zaïd MouhmouhTeam members
Wesley Verhoeven
Lennart Brouwer
Lesia Topolnyk
Rens Wijnakker
Ludovica Beltrami
Dayle Chen
Ladislav Podracky
Jin-Ah Duijghuisen
Simone Swanepoel
Elena Luongo
Rebecca Chen
Yana Markos
Chuming Yu
Ege Dosemeci
Antonios Manginas
Maria-Luz Renuncio Gil
“Duintuin is a masterpiece that carves harmony from the land, blending architecture and landscape into an engaging environment where each offers a unique experiences, and creating a serene haven hidden within its lush greenery.”
— Zaïd Mouhmouh
Creating depth
The design was made for an existing plot with a house from the early 20th century. The residents wanted more living space, which we solved with an extension of the existing house and a pavilion in the garden. The garden needed space for parking, storage, swimming, and outdoor cooking. To fit all of these functions onto the narrow, elongated plot, we used a method inspired by the Italian artist Lucio Fontana.
Lucio Fontana created depth in canvases. He did this by making cuts in the canvas with a knife, causing the edges of the cuts to curl up. We've translated this principle into the garden: by making cuts, we bring the dune landscape into the garden, creating space for the program. For example, Duintuin has a natural swimming pond and a hidden, cozy outdoor kitchen under the dune for late summer evenings.
From polder to dune
The surroundings of Groet have a lot of scenic and natural qualities. We bring these into the garden by dividing the long plot into four zones. Near the house is the garden zone, with flower beds and fruit trees, this zone refers to the agricultural history of the polder where Groet is located. Next is the forest zone with tall trees that nicely frame the view of the garden from the house. Then comes the forest-dune zone, and finally, the dune.
Pavilion
At the back of the garden is the pavilion. With its slanted roofs, it forms a contemporary reflection of the main house at the front. Both the pavilion and the extension of the house are equipped with a wooden pergola, visually connecting the two volumes and creating a sense of unity throughout the entire design.
The rooms of the pavilion are organized around a central courtyard, allowing plenty of natural light to come in. This creates a sense of spaciousness and divides the space into different nooks, each with its own function.