This Modern House Has A Window Seat With A View Of The Neighborhood

Photography © zone zuid architecten

This home, located in Roosendaal , The Netherlands, has been designed as a deconstruction of a traditional Dutch house silhouette, with several floors for living and a gable roof.

This home, located in Roosendaal in The Netherlands, has been designed as a deconstruction of a traditional Dutch house silhouette, with several floors for living and a few interesting features like a protruding window seat and a hanging fireplace.

Photography © zone zuid architecten

The recently completed house, by Dutch design office zone zuid architecten, has a few features that make it unique, like the window that protrudes out from the house, making it large enough to have a deep window seat for someone to sit in.

This home has a window that protrudes out from the house, making it large enough to have a deep window seat for someone to sit in.

Photography © zone zuid architecten

Other windows also stick out from the house, providing a more interesting facade.

Some of the windows on this house protrude out from the facade, providing a more interesting look from the street.

Photography © zone zuid architecten

The back of the house has a swimming pool and a partly covered sun terrace. At night, you can really see how the backyard is lit up, perfect for nighttime entertaining.

The back of this house has a swimming pool and a partly covered sun terrace. At night, you can really see how the backyard is lit up, perfect for nighttime entertaining.

Photography © zone zuid architecten

Inside, the dining room, kitchen, and living area all share the same space, which has access to the backyard. An interesting feature of this space is the hanging fireplace.

Inside this home, the dining room, kitchen and living area all share the same space, which has access to the backyard. An interesting feature of this space is the hanging fireplace.

Photography © zone zuid architecten

These photos show how the fireplace is hanging and how it’s connected to a vent in the ceiling.

These photos show how a hanging fireplace can be connected and vented to the ceiling above.

Photography © zone zuid architecten

Off the dining area, there are glass windows allowing natural light into the home.

This kitchen and dining area are filled with natural light from the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The kitchen palette is a combination of wood, steel, and concrete. The kitchen island appears to float above the floor. A small area for wine storage is also included that features hidden lighting, essentially placing the wine on display.

This kitchen palette is a combination of wood, steel and concrete, and it appears to float above the floor. A small area for wine storage is also included that features hidden lighting, essentially placing the wine on display.

The living room has been kept minimal, with a floating entertainment unit attached to the wall. There’s also a built-in cubby for wood storage.

This living room has been kept minimal in its design, with a floating unit attached to the wall. There's also a built-in cubby for wood storage.