The waterfall house was conceived by the request of a young business man in a closed neighborhood. The particularities and requisites of the client, among with the lot’s characteristics, established the path to follow in the design process.The borders of the small lot we are referring to, seem to disappear in the predominant visuals: the lake.The surrounding houses, the sun’s path and the visual were needed to understand the emplacement.

Short description about Cindy Rendely Architexture: Currently we are working on several residential, commercial and institutional projects.OBJEX, a product line in development, is a testament to the studio’s design philosophy as applied to larger architectural design solutions. Texture and Objex refer to Cindy’s earliest interest in exploring textures and materials as jeweller and product designer. Innately a craftsperson, Cindy collaborates with numerous artisans and design professionals whenever possible. Clients working with the studio share Cindy’s interest in the craft of building and the making of beautiful things.

The perfect square of the property grows out of the slope, creating an access floor with a covered parking area, the entrance hall and a generous porch which leads to the swimming pool. The top floor is the largest part of the building and is formed by a series of different sized patios which illuminate the interior spaces and the access floor. The rhythm of the patios, along with higher spaces, creates an original distribution full of diagonals and crisscross views which permits the entrance of diffuse light reminiscent of Arabic architecture.

This Modern Villa follows the linear structure of the landscape. The black zinc of the outer walls is applied in long, horizontal strips with folded seams. Due to the sheen and somewhat uneven finish of the material, the house reacts in a subtle way to the colours of the Dutch sky. Thanks to the dark, subdued colour, the house blends in with the landscape more than the big farmhouses with their orange roofs.The rooms of the house, with their large windows, are oriented towards the surrounding area. Each room has a strong focus on one of the points of the compass. Only the kitchen has a multiple orientation and functions as the central hub of the house. All the rooms are accessible from this central space, some of them via open staircases.