This red-brick house in Bentveld, Holland, was built in 1932. Eighty years later, the Baksvanwengerden architecture studio reworked the concept. The dark, blank facade was transformed into an open, sunlit space.

The house reads like a cabin, as the first-floor extension carries on the line of the gabled roof. As many walls and partitions as possible were removed to open up the space, and the panoramic glazing makes it feel even larger.

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