Twist
Type: Dwellings and commercial space Location: Den Bosch, The Netherlands Team: Bart Reuser, Marijn Schenk, Michel Schreinemachers, John van de Water with Marion Mischke Floor area / size: 650 sqm Status: Competition
Twist is a design for three work-at-home residences on the Brugplein in ’s-Hertogenbosch.
Over a commercial ground level with a small footprint, three volumes are positioned to face the various urban conditions of the location: Brugstraat (busy, noisy), Havensingel (quiet, idyllic) and Brugplein (dynamic, wide view).
The three volumes accommodate working, sleeping and living facilities respectively. The residences, therefore, rotate through these volumes. As different floor levels are indicated for different facilities the three volumes differ in height.
The residences are accessed from a central point on level +1. Two tapered staircases from Havensingel and Brugstraat lend access to this central point.
Each residence covers three floors and has a roof garden. The external staircase is literally the pivot of the project and it emphasizes the transition from one function to another. It creates distance between the various programme units and in doing so creates a great residential experience.