The owner decided to live at this location because of the serenity of the place and the great environment, perfect for outdoor activities with friends. At the plot there is an old vacation house and a newly built garage. The garage has to be kept. The house should be renewed. In the area there are strict regulations on the maximum surface that can be built.
The newly designed house makes a clear difference between the private areas and the more public areas. The private area is introvert with specific sights to the surrounding. The public area is orientated on the sun, the roof is a slope allowing sunlight to get in the house, even in winter. In summer the sunlight, filtered by the leaves of the trees, creates a dynamic pattern on the white walls. The high ceiling creates space in the, in surface restricted, house.
The floor is made of plywood, the designed furniture is a combination of plywood and film faced plywood.
2oo5, Ursel, Belgium
With the project House FDU'sel, David Dooghe graduated as an interior designer at the Academy of Fine Arts at Eeklo, Belgium.
At the academy David did several projects such as the performance and exhibition: Loft For Rent, the design of chair Tria, Shelter: the design for the 3 bunkers and the design for the House FDU’sel.
House FDU’sel combines the different scales of landscape, architecture and interior in an integrant design. The jury liked this integration of the surrounding nature in the architecture and interior design. Although there are strict regulations on the maximum surface that can be built, the house is spatial, by the efficient use of the space and the use of height and light.
David’s studio mentor was Wouter Cornillie.
David Dooghe chose to study interior design parallel to his study architecture to get more in touch with the scale of the human body.
